Anthropometric and physiologic correlates of mitral valve prolapse in a biethnic cohort of young adults: The CARDIA study

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MedicineMitral valve prolapseCardiologyInternal medicineAnthropometryBody mass indexMitral regurgitationMitral valve

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 138
Issue: 3
Pages: 486-492
Citations: 98
Access: Closed

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                                    John M. Flack, 
                                
                                    John Kvasnicka, 
                                
                                    Julius M. Gardin
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            Anthropometric and physiologic correlates of mitral valve prolapse in a biethnic cohort of young adults: The CARDIA study. 
                            American Heart Journal
                            , 138
                            (3)
                            , 486-492.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-8703(99)70151-1
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8703(99)70151-1