Height and the risk of cardiovascular disease in women.

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Published in Am J Epidemiol on November 01, 1995

Authors

J W Rich-Edwards1, J E Manson, M J Stampfer, G A Colditz, W C Willett, B Rosner, F E Speizer, C H Hennekens

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Nurses' Health Study (Cardiovascular Component) | NCT00005152

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