Prevalence of coronary heart disease among Tehran adults: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study
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Prevalence of coronary heart disease among Tehran adults: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study.
This study is the first report on the prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and its associated risk factors in adult residents of Tehran. Standard supine ECG data were collected for 5984 men and women aged > or = 30 years and coded by Minnesota criteria. All major cardiovascular risk factors were also measured. Based on Rose angina, self-reported history of CHD or ECG-defined CHD, the aged...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1020-3397,1687-1634
DOI: 10.26719/2009.15.1.157