Carotid intima-media thickness course in HIV-infected patients: Beyond classical cardiovascular risk factors [5]

AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1989-1990

  Coll, Blai ^a   Alonso Villaverde, Carlos ^a   Masana, Lluis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SANT JOAN DE REUS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; RITONAVIR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTIMA; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 34548272732     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3282a56866     Document Type: Letter

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