Clinical impact of intima media measurement

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 105-113

  Touboul, Pierre Jean ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

CCA; Intima media thickness

Indexed keywords

LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN; MEVINOLIN; WARFARIN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MEASUREMENT; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; THICKNESS; TUNICA MEDIA; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0036857162     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(02)00050-2     Document Type: Article

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