Does the association of risk factors and atherosclerosis change with age? An analysis of the combined ARIC and CHS cohorts

Stroke

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1693-1701

  Howard, George ^a   Manolio, Teri A ^b   Burke, Gregory L ^a   Wolfson, Sidney K ^c   O'Leary, Daniel H ^d  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Cigarette smoking; Risk factors; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030822269     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.28.9.1693     Document Type: Article

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