Differences in the effect of cigarette smoking on endothelial function in Chinese and white adults

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 372-375

  Woo, Kam S ^b   Robinson, Jacqui T C ^c   Chook, Ping ^b   Adams, Mark R ^a   Yip, Gabriel ^b   Mai, Z J ^d   Lam, Chris W K ^b   Sorensen, Keld E ^e   Deanfield, John E ^f   Celermajer, David S ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Pan Yu County Hospital   (China)

^e Skejby Sygenus ^*  (Denmark)

^f GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030854070     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-127-5-199709010-00006     Document Type: Article

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