Carotid Intima-media thickness in patients with head and neck irradiation for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 600-603

  So, N M C ^a   Lam, W W M ^a   Chook, P ^a   Woo, K S ^a   Liu, K H ^a   Leung, S F ^a   Wong, K S ^a   Metreweli, C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Intima media thickness; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0036665044     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/crad.2001.0746     Document Type: Article

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