Frank's sign as a risk factor for cerebrovascular disease

Acta Clinica Croatica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-14

  Glavić, Josip ^a   Čerimagić, Denis ^b   Lovrenčić Huzjan, Arijana ^c   Vuković, Vlasta ^c   Demarin, Vida ^c  

^a Glavić Polyclinic of Neurlogy ^*  (Croatia)

^b Dubrovnik General Hospital   (Croatia)

^c SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders etiology; Cerebrovascular disorders pathology; Coronary disease epidemiology; Ear, external anatomy and histology; Incidence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANK SUM TEST; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 34247242246     PISSN: 03539466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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