Arterial stress from intraluminal pressure modified by tissue pressure offers a complete explanation for the distribution of atherosclerosis

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 349-351

  Saul, G D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY POSITION; FITNESS; HEART BEAT; HUMAN; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE PRESSURE;

EID: 0032983062     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1999.0660     Document Type: Article

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