Influence of atherosclerosis on age-related changes in renal size and function

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-40

  Bax, L ^a   Van der Graaf, Y ^a   Rabelink, A J ^a   Algra, A ^a   Beutler, J J ^a   Mali, W P Th M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aged; Atherosclerosis; Common carotid artery; Diabetes mellitus; Hypertension; Kidney

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY SIZE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; THICKNESS; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AGED; AGING; ALBUMINURIA; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CREATININE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 12244289271     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.2003.01091.x     Document Type: Article

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