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Association of fibrinogen, C-reactive protein, albumin, or leukocyte count with coronary heart disease: meta-analyses of prospective studies.
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CONTEXT: A large number of epidemiologic studies have reported on associations between various "inflammatory" factors and coronary heart disease (CHD). OBJECTIVE: To assess the associations of blood levels of fibrinogen, C-reactive protein (CRP), and albumin and leukocyte count with the subsequent risk of CHD. DATA SOURCES: Meta-analyses of any long-term prospective studies of CHD published before 1998 on any of these 4 factors. Studies were identified by MEDLINE searches, scanning of relevan...
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- Journal:
- JAMA
- Volume:
- 279
- Issue:
- 18
- Pages:
- 1477-1482
- Publication date:
- 1998-05-01
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- EISSN:
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1538-3598
- ISSN:
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0098-7484
- Source identifiers:
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36187
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- English
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pubs:36187
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- pubs:36187
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- 2012-12-19
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- 1998
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