Westernization of Chinese adults and increased subclinical atherosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2487-2493

  Woo, Kam S ^d   Chook, Ping ^d   Raitakari, Olli T ^a   McQuillan, Brendan ^b   Feng, Jiang Zheng ^c   Celermajer, David S ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute   (China)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Chinese; Diet; Intima media thickness

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032849732     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.19.10.2487     Document Type: Article

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