Coronary artery disease and the profile of cardiovascular risk factors in south South Nigeria: A clinical and autopsy study

Cardiology Research and Practice

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Essien, Okon Ekwere ^a   Andy, Joseph ^b   Ansa, Victor ^a   Otu, Akaninyene Asuquo ^a   Udoh, Alphonsus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84897509686     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20900597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/804751     Document Type: Article

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