Preclinical atherosclerosis. A positive index of increased susceptibility and vascular risk;Aterosclerosis subclinica un indice objetivo de susceptibilidad y riesgo vascular

Medicina

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 382-384

  Werba, Jose Pablo ^a   Cuniberti, Luis A ^a   Martinez, Veronica ^a   Rey, Ricardo H ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN FAVALORO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; B mode ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR;

CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033291461     PISSN: 00257680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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