Chlamydia pneumoniae in vascular tissue

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 140, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Taylor Robinson, D ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atheromatous lesions; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Coronary artery disease; Vascular tissue

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPSY; CAROTID ARTERY; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; VASCULAR TISSUE;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CORONARY VESSELS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031788187     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(98)00116-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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