Chagas disease and mortality in old age as an emerging issue: 10 year follow-up of the Bambuí population-based cohort study (Brazil)

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 362-363

  Lima Costa, Maria Fernanda ^a,b   Peixoto, Sérgio Viana ^a,c   Ribeiro, Antonio Luiz P ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Elderly; Mortality

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

AGED; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 78650000814     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.02.036     Document Type: Article

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