The possible role of hepatitis A virus in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1583-1587

  Blankson, Joel N ^a   Finzi, Diana ^a   Pierson, Theodore C ^a   Sabundayo, Beulah P ^b   Chadwick, Karen ^b   Margolick, Joseph B ^b   Quinn, Thomas C ^a,c   Siliciano, Robert F ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS, HUMAN; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0033681485     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/317613     Document Type: Article

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