Parental history is an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease: The Framingham Study

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MedicineFamily historyRisk factorCoronary artery diseaseFramingham Risk ScoreFramingham Heart StudyLogistic regressionInternal medicineBlood pressureDemographyDisease

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Year: 1990
Type: article
Volume: 120
Issue: 4
Pages: 963-969
Citations: 394
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                                    Richard H. Myers, 
                                
                                    Dan K. Kiely, 
                                
                                    L. Adrienne Cupples
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1990). 
                            Parental history is an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease: The Framingham Study. 
                            American Heart Journal
                            , 120
                            (4)
                            , 963-969.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-8703(90)90216-k
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0002-8703(90)90216-k