Associations of elevated Interleukin-6 and C-Reactive protein levels with mortality in the elderly

Tamara B. Harris; Luigi Ferrucci; Russell P. Tracy; M.C. Corti; Sholom Wacholder; Walter H. Ettinger; Harley K. Heimovitz; Harvey Jay Cohen; Robert B. Wallace

doi:10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00066-2

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MedicineC-reactive proteinQuartileInternal medicineFibrinogenBody mass indexPopulationConfidence intervalRelative riskInterleukin 6Diabetes mellitusGastroenterologyInflammationImmunologyEndocrinologyEnvironmental health

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 106
Issue: 5
Pages: 506-512
Citations: 1476
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                                    Tamara B. Harris, 
                                
                                    Luigi Ferrucci, 
                                
                                    Russell P. Tracy
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            Associations of elevated Interleukin-6 and C-Reactive protein levels with mortality in the elderly. 
                            The American Journal of Medicine
                            , 106
                            (5)
                            , 506-512.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00066-2
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00066-2