Atherosclerosis in the human brachial artery

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 318-322

  Sorensen, Keld E ^a,c   Kristensen, Ingrid B ^a   Celermajer, David S ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPSY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031019264     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(96)00474-3     Document Type: Article

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