Breast artery calcium on routine mammography as a potential marker for increased risk of cardiovascular disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 216-217

  Crystal, Pavel ^a   Crystal, Eugene ^a   Leor, Jonathan ^a   Friger, Michael ^a   Katzinovitch, George ^a   Strano, Selwyn ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Rachel Nash Compreh Breast Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ASSOCIATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0034086634     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(00)00860-2     Document Type: Article

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