Correlation between the Framingham risk score and intima media thickness: The Paroi Artérielle et Risque Cardio-vasculaire (PARC) study

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 363-369

  Touboul, Pierre Jean ^a   Vicaut, Eric ^b   Labreuche, Julien ^a   Belliard, Jean Pierre ^c   Cohen, Serge ^c   Kownator, Serge ^c   Portal, Jean Jacques ^d   Pithois Merli, Isabelle ^d   Amarenco, Pierre ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL FERNAND WIDAL   (France)

^c Pfizer ^*

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardio vascular risk factors; Carotid artery; Framingham risk score; Intima media thickness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 34248343849     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.05.017     Document Type: Article

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