C-reactive protein and myocardial infarction

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MedicineC-reactive proteinMyocardial infarctionInternal medicineRisk factorDiabetes mellitusOdds ratioDiseaseEpidemiologyCardiologyInflammationEndocrinology

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Year: 2002
Type: article
Volume: 55
Issue: 5
Pages: 445-451
Citations: 174
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                                    Pamela A. Sakkinen, 
                                
                                    Robert D. Abbott, 
                                
                                    J. David Curb
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2002). 
                            C-reactive protein and myocardial infarction. 
                            Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
                            , 55
                            (5)
                            , 445-451.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0895-4356(01)00502-9
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(01)00502-9