Reproductive risk factors for cardiovascular disease mortality among postmenopausal women in Korea: The Kangwha Cohort Study, 1985-2005

Menopause

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1205-1212

  Chang, Hoo Sun ^a   Odongua, Nemekhee ^a   Ohrr, Heechoul ^a   Sull, Jae Woong ^b   Nam, Chung Mo ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Childbirth; Coronary heart disease; Menarche; Menopause; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; REPRODUCTIVE FACTOR; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; GRAVIDITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MENARCHE; PARITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80255123728     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: 15300374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31821adb43     Document Type: Article

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