Coronary heart disease epidemiology: From aetiology to public health

Coronary Heart Disease Epidemiology: From Aetiology to Public Health

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Marmot, Michael ^a   Elliott, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CHD; Coronary heart disease; Developed countries; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921258405     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198525738.003.0001     Document Type: Chapter

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