Effects of chronic microbial infection on atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 439-440

  Abbas, Mohammed ^a   Bignamini, V ^b   Corea, F ^b  

^a SOUTH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b INSPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; TUNICA MEDIA;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PERIODONTITIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33745491874     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.02.022     Document Type: Letter

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