Atherosclerosis vascular damage in elderly athletes and sedentary people

Angiology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 623-628

  Galetta, Fabio ^a   Rossi, Marco ^a   Franzoni, Ferdinando ^a   Credidio, Luigi ^a   Vagheggini, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; ATHLETE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SITTING;

EID: 0030822775     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331979704800709     Document Type: Article

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