Subjective health and fibrinogen in a healthy Chinese cohort

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 523-532

  Fielding, Richard ^a,c   Lam, Tai Hing ^a   Ho, Sai Yin ^a   Janus, Edward D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Wimmera Base Hospital   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FIBRINOGEN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FIBRINOGEN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 8444249242     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/1359107042304533     Document Type: Article

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