Intimal thickness of the coronary arteries in low-birthweight infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1234-1238

  Pesonen, Erkki ^a   Johnsson, Jesper ^a   Berg, Ansgar ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Growth retardation; Risk and protective factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTIMA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TUNICA MEDIA;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CORONARY VESSELS; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 33748852253     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250600602992     Document Type: Article

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