Titre :
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White blood cell counts in persons aged 65 years or more from the cardiovascular health study : Correlations with baseline clinical and demographic characteristics. (1996)
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Auteurs :
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E.G. BOVILL ;
D.E. BILD ;
G. HEISS ;
L.H. KULLER ;
M.H. LEE ;
R. ROCK ;
P.W. WAHL
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of epidemiology (vol. 143, n° 11, 1996)
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Pagination :
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1107-1115
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Leucocyte
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Epidémiologie
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Accident cérébrovasculaire
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Artériosclérose
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Cardiopathie coronaire
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Facteur risque
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Personne âgée
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Homme
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Etats Unis
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Amérique
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Système nerveux [pathologie]
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Vaisseau sanguin encéphale [pathologie]
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Appareil circulatoire [pathologie]
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 1NR0xF1a. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. A higher white blood cell (WBC) count has been shown to be a risk factor for myocardial infarction and stroke in middle-aged populations. This study evaluated the relation between baseline WBC count and other risk factors, as well as subclinical and prevalent disease, in the Cardiovascular Health Study, an epidemiologic study of coronary heart disease and stroke in 5,201 persons aged 65 years or older. Baseline data were collected over a 12-month period in 1989-1990. WBC counts were statistically significantly higher in people with prevalent and subclinical atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease than in those who were free of disease. WBC counts correlated (p
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