Chlamydia pneumoniae, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus in atherosclerosis of the carotid artery

Circulation

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2144-2148

  Chiu, B ^a   Viira, E ^a   Tucker, W ^a   Fong, I W ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Immunohistochemistry carotid arteries

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY;

EID: 0030868235     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.96.7.2144     Document Type: Article

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