A few unpleasant facts about atherosclerotic arterial disease in the United States and the world

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 839-840

  Alpert, Joseph S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED STATES;

AGE OF ONSET; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHINA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84865687585     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.04.031     Document Type: Editorial

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