Cholesterol and all-cause mortality in elderly people from the Honolulu Heart Program: a cohort study

Irwin J. Schatz; Kamal Masaki; Katsuhiko Yano; Randi Chen; Beatriz L. Rodríguez; J. David Curb

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(01)05553-2

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MedicineQuartileHazard ratioCholesterolProportional hazards modelCohortInternal medicineCohort studyConfidence intervalRelative riskDemographyGerontology

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Year: 2001
Type: article
Volume: 358
Issue: 9279
Pages: 351-355
Citations: 427
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                                    Irwin J. Schatz, 
                                
                                    Kamal Masaki, 
                                
                                    Katsuhiko Yano
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2001). 
                            Cholesterol and all-cause mortality in elderly people from the Honolulu Heart Program: a cohort study. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 358
                            (9279)
                            , 351-355.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(01)05553-2
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(01)05553-2