Designing studies to confirm a link between viral infection and atherosclerosis

American Heart Journal

Volumn 138, Issue 5 II, 1999, Pages

  Hodinka, R L ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIREMIA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0032716380     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8703(99)70301-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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