Early and late coronary deaths in the US Railroad study predicted by major coronary risk factors

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 382-388

  Menotti, Alessandro ^a   Kromhout, Daan ^a   Blackburn, Henry ^b   Jacobs, David ^b   Lanti, Mariapaola ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Assoc per la Ricerca Cardiologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

coronary heart disease; long term follow up; prediction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 8544256291     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000137082.82726.0c     Document Type: Article

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