A prospective study of risk factors for cardiovascular events among the elderly

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 463-468

  Cabrera, Marcos Aparecido Sarria ^a   de Andrade, Selma Maffei ^a   Mesas, Arthur Eumann ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Cardiovascular diseases; Epidemiology; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INFARCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX; SMOKING;

EID: 84872360748     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S37211     Document Type: Article

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