Serum beta-2 microglobulin concentration predicts cardiovascular and all-cause mortality

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 4811-4813

  Cheung, Ching Lung ^a   Lam, Karen S L ^a   Cheung, Bernard M Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Beta 2 microglobulin; Cardiovascular diseases; Epidemiology; Follow up studies; Kidney; Mortality

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LETTER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK FACTOR;

BETA-2 MICROGLOBULIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; KIDNEY; MORTALITY;

AGED; BETA 2-MICROGLOBULIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84886387879     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.014     Document Type: Article

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