Incidence and progression of carotid artery stenosis in elderly men: Thirteen-year follow-up of the population cohort 'Men born in 1914'

International Journal of Angiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 132-138

  Reinprecht, Faina ^a   Elmståhl, Sölve ^a   Janzon, Lars ^a   Hansen, Flemming ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

EID: 0036627639     PISSN: 10611711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00547-002-0175-8     Document Type: Article

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