Endovascular presence of Chlamydia pneumoniae in patients with hemodynamically effective carotid artery stenosis

Angiology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 699-706

  Maass, M ^a   Krause, E ^a   Engel, P M ^a   Kruger S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DISEASE COURSE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030744411     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331979704800805     Document Type: Article

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