Pathologic Characteristics of Strolce and iMyocardial Infarction in Japan - Aicita Pathology Study

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 2, Issue , 1992, Pages 137-147

  Konishii, Masamitsu ^a   Babai, Shunroku ^a   Terao, Atsushi ^a   Iso, Hiroyasu ^b   Shimamoto, Takashi ^b   Iida, Minoru ^c   Komachi, Yoshio ^d  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c CENTER FOR ADULT DISEASES   (Japan)

^d OSAKA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angionecrosis; Arteriosclerosis; Atherosclerosis; Autopsy study; Secular trends; Serum total cholesterol

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008129526     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.2.2sup_137     Document Type: Article

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