Usefulness of serum bilirubin and cardiorespiratory fitness as predictors of mortality in men

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1438-1442

  Ajja, Rahma ^a   Lee, Duck Chul ^a   Sui, Xuemei ^a   Church, Timothy S ^b   Steven, N Blair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Cooper Institute ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; TREADMILL EXERCISE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860415023     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.06.067     Document Type: Article

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