Information given to postmenopausal women on coronary computed tomography may influence cardiac risk reduction efforts

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 389-396

  Lederman, Jeffrey ^a   Ballard, Jennifer ^a   Njike, Valentine Y ^a   Margolies, Laurie ^b   Katz, David L ^a  

^a Yale Griffin Prevention Research Center   (United States)

^b GRIFFIN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac risk factor screening; Coronary artery disease; Coronary CT imaging; Menopause; Screening; Women's health

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCINOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33847389239     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.07.010     Document Type: Article

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