Letter by Rundek et al regarding article, "prediction of clinical cardiovascular events with carotid intima-media thickness: A systematic review and meta-analysis" [1]

Circulation

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Rundek, Tatjana ^a   Brook, Robert D ^b   Spence, J David ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; META ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 34548277031     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.696385     Document Type: Letter

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