Carotid intima-media thickness: Risk assessment and scanning protocol

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 916-918

  Riley, W A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 0036623963     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.3122     Document Type: Editorial

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