Atherosclerosis and tuberculosis: Are they both chronic infectious diseases?

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 797-

  Anestad G ^a   Hoel, T ^b   Scheel, O ^c   Vainio, K ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b Department of Preventive Medicine   (Norway)

^c Buskerud Central Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; FOAM CELL; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INTRACUTANEOUS TEST; LANGERHANS CELL; LETTER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MACROPHAGE; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NECROSIS; NORWAY; NUTRITION; PATHOGENICITY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; STRESS; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; NORWAY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 17944365573     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655401317074725     Document Type: Letter

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