Prediction of mortality by ultrasound screening of a general population for carotid stenosis: The Tromso Study

Stroke

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1871-1876

  Joakimsen, Oddmund ^a   Bønaa, Kaare H ^a   Mathiesen, Ellisiv B ^a   Stensland Bugge, Eva ^a   Arnesen, Egil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carotid stenosis; Mortality; Population based studies; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033853061     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.31.8.1871     Document Type: Article

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