Effects of age on the relationship between cardio-ankle vascular index and atherosclerotic progression in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 217-221

  Wakabayashi, Ichiro ^a   Masuda, Hirosi ^b  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Department of Ophthalmology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ageing; Atherosclerosis; Blood pressure; CAVI; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646811522     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.43.217     Document Type: Article

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