Geographic origin as a determinant of carotid artery intima-media thickness and brachial artery flow-mediated dilation: The cardiovascular risk in young finns study

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 392-398

  Juonala, Markus ^a   Viikari, Jorma S A ^a   Kähönen, Mika ^b   Taittonen, Leena ^c   Rönnemaa, Tapani ^a   Laitinen, Tomi ^d   Mäki Torkko, Noora ^a   Mikkilä, Vera ^e   Räsänen, Leena ^e   Åkerblom, Hans K ^e   Pesonen, Erkki ^f   Raitakari, Olli T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Flow mediated dilatation; Intima media thickness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HUMAN; INTIMA; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUNICA MEDIA; VASODILATATION;

EID: 19944432870     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.0000150042.43866.7f     Document Type: Article

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