Duration of cigarette smoking is the strongest predictor of severe extracranial carotid artery atherosclerosis

Stroke

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 707-714

  Whisnant, Jack P ^a   Homer, Daniel ^a   Ingall, Timothy J ^a   Baker, Hillier L ^a   O’Fallon, W Michael ^a   Wiebers, David O ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiography; Carotid artery diseases; Cigarette smoking; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NECK; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0025298572     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.21.5.707     Document Type: Article

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