Aterosclerosi carotidea come indice predittivo di eventi cardiovascolari maggiori

Minerva Cardioangiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 368-370

  Novo, S ^a   Caruso, R ^b   Mansueto, P ^c   Tantillo, R ^b   Evola, G ^b   Evola, S ^a   Strano, A ^c   Mansueto, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c Università degli Studi ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; HUMANS;

EID: 0033219560     PISSN: 00264725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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