Prospective Study of Chlamydia pneumoniae IgG Seropositivity and Risks of Future Myocardial Infarction
- 9 March 1999
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 99 (9) , 1161-1164
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.99.9.1161
Abstract
Background—Chlamydia pneumoniae has been hypothesized to play a role in atherothrombosis. However, prospective data relating exposure to Chlamydia pneumoniae and risks of future myocardial infarcti...Keywords
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