A comparison of endothelial function in Caucasian and Chinese women before and after the menopause

Maturitas

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-37

  McCrohon, J A ^a   Woo, Kam S ^b   Celermajer, David S ^a,c  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caucasian; Chinese; Endothelial function; Menopause

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ESTROGEN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LIPID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENOPAUSE;

EID: 0034724694     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5122(00)00102-X     Document Type: Article

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