Risk factors for progression of common carotid atherosclerosis: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study, 1987-1998

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 38-47

  Chambless, Lloyd E ^a   Folsom, Aaron R ^b   Davis, Vicki ^a   Sharrett, Richey ^c   Heiss, Gerardo ^a   Sorlie, Paul ^c   Szklo, Moyses ^d   Howard, George ^e   Evans, Gregory W ^f  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^f WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Cohort studies; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTIMA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PULSE PRESSURE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; THICKNESS;

CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036139118     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/155.1.38     Document Type: Article

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