Is increased intima-media thickness associated with preatherosclerotic changes in intrauterine growth restricted newborns? [4]

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1858-

  Koklu, Esad ^a   Ozturk, Mehmet Adnan ^a   Gunes, Tamer ^a   Akcakus, Mustafa ^a   Kurtoglu, Selim ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LETTER; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 36249003858     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00531.x     Document Type: Letter

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