An approach to ascertain probands with a non-traditional risk factor for carotid atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 429-434

  Spence, J David ^a,b   Barnett, Peter A ^b   Bulman, Dennis E ^b   Hegele, Robert A ^a,b  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complex disease; Genetics; Homocyst(e)ine; Intermediate trait; Quantitative trait; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032977443     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(99)00003-9     Document Type: Article

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