Vascular disease of the heart, brain and limbs: New insights into a looming epidemic

Lancet

Volumn 366, Issue 9499, 2005, Pages 1753-1754

  Hankey, Graeme J ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EPIDEMIC; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIMB DISEASE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 27844490632     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67703-3     Document Type: Note

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