Chlamydia pneumoniae and atherosclerosis - an update

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 104, 1997, Pages 53-56

  Saikku, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYTOKINE; LIPOPROTEIN; PROTEINASE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; OXIDATION; PATHOGENESIS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; REVIEW;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; HUMANS;

EID: 0030611323     PISSN: 03008878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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