Arterial wall thickness measurements by B mode ultrasonography in patients with Takayasu's arteritis

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 461-465

  Raninen, Reino O ^a,c   Kupari, Markku M ^b   Pamilo, Martti S ^a   Pajari, Risto I ^b   Poutanen, Veli Pekka ^a   Hekali, Pauli E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Division of Cardiology

^c SEINÄJOKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY;

EID: 0029887548     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.55.7.461     Document Type: Article

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