Tea consumption is inversely associated with carotid plaques in women

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 353-359

  Debette, Stéphanie ^a,b   Courbon, Dominique ^a   Leone, Nathalie ^a   Gariépy, Jérôme ^c   Tzourio, Christophe ^a   Dartigues, Jean François ^a   Barberger Gateau, Pascale ^a   Ritchie, Karen ^a   Alpérovitch, Annick ^a   Amouyel, Philippe ^a   Ducimetière, Pierre ^a   Zureik, Mahmoud ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Intima media thickness; Plaque; Tea

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEA;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRANCE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TEA; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 38549137540     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.107.151928     Document Type: Article

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