Meta-analyses using individual participant data from cardiovascular cohort studies in Japan: Current status and future directions

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 96-101

  Murakami, Yoshitaka ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Individual participant data; Meta analysis; Population attributable fraction; Premature death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84897665896     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20130177     Document Type: Article

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