New carotid plaque formation is very common in adult patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus [3]

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 355-356

  Lundman, Pia ^a,c   Keech, A C ^a,b   Griffiths, K ^a   Pillait, A ^b   Celermajer, D S ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FENOFIBRATE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGING; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; LIFESTYLE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CHOLESTEROL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 14644436378     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2005.01411.x     Document Type: Letter

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