The San Daniele 2 Project: Protocol description and population characteristics

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 803-809

  Prati, Patrizio ^a,e   Vanuzzo, Diego ^b   Casaroli, Marco ^a   Mos, Lucio ^c   Pilotto, Lorenza ^b   Munini, Enrico ^b   Ruscio, Maurizio ^c   Nobile, Giuseppe ^a   Salsa, Francesco ^d  

^a Gervasutta Hospital   (Italy)

^b Cardiovascular Prevention Center   (Italy)

^c S Antonio Hospital   (Italy)

^d Civil Hospital   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Epidemiology; Plaque; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 2142742297     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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