Height and risk of heart failure in the physicians' health study

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 994-997

  Akinkuolie, Akintunde O ^a   Aleardi, Megan ^b   Ashaye, Ajibade O ^c   Gaziano, J Michael ^a,d   Djoussé, Luc ^a,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHESIS; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY HEIGHT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICIANS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858750441     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.11.032     Document Type: Article

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