Risk factors and coronary artery disease for asymptomatic women using electron beam computed tomography

Journal of Cardiovascular Risk

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 81-86

  Mielke C H , Jr ^a   Shields, J P ^a   Broemeling, L D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic women; Coronary artery disease; Electron beam computed tomography; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035070777     PISSN: 13506277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043798-200104000-00004     Document Type: Article

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