Carotid artery wall changes in estrogen- treated and -untreated postmenopausal women

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 982-986

  Baron, Yves Muscat ^a   Galea, Raymond ^a   Brincat, Mark ^a  

^a St Luke's Hospital Medical School   (Malta)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; ESTRADIOL;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART PROTECTION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTIMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 0031834616     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00064-7     Document Type: Article

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