Age-adjusted reference limits for carotid intima-media thickness as better indicator of vascular risk: Population-based estimates from the VITA project

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1224-1230

  Rodeghiero, Francesco ^a   Tosetto, A ^a   Prati, P ^b   Baracchini, C ^a   Manara, R ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Gervasutta Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid atherosclerosis; Epidemiology; Reference values; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTIMA; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS; TUNICA MEDIA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; CAROTID ARTERY; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHOMETRICS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR DISEASE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 24944438369     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01440.x     Document Type: Article

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