Role of Carotid Intimal-Medial Thickness in Assessment of Pre-Clinical Atherosclerosis

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 395-399

  Mohan, V ^a   Deepa, R ^a   Ravi Kumar, R ^a  

^a MADRAS DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTIMA; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUNICA INTIMA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0034222388     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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