Fibrinogen, C-reactive protein and coronary heart disease: does Mendelian randomization suggest the associations are non-causal?

被引：40

作者：

Smith, GD ^{[1
]}

Harbord, R ^{[1
]}

Ebrahim, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Bristol, Dept Social Med, Bristol BS8 2PR, Avon, England

来源：

QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE | 2004年 / 97卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1093/qjmed/hch025

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

[No abstract available]

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页码：163 / 166

页数：4

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