Increased carotid intima-media thickness in men born in east Finland: A twin study of the effects of birthplace and migration to Sweden on subclinical atherosderosis

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 162-170

  Jartti, Laura ^a   Raitakari, Olli T ^a   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a   Järvisalo, Mikko J ^a   Toikka, Jyri O ^a   Marniemi, Jukka ^a   Hammar, Niklas ^a   Luotolahti, Matti ^a   Koskenvuo, Markku ^a   Rönnemaa, Tapani ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

East west gradient; Intima media thickness; Migration; Subclinical atherosclerosis; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIRTH; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SWEDEN; TWINS; CAROTID ARTERY; INTIMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TUNICA MEDIA;

CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 0035992789     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/ann.34.3.162.170     Document Type: Article

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