Mechanical factors in the production of coronary atheromata: Old thoughts and new discoveries

Angiology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 503-507

  RuDusky, Basil M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; CORONARY ATHEROMATA; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 0036742331     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331970205300502     Document Type: Article

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