Prevalence of smoking and its relationship with carotid atherosclerosis in Alaskan Eskimos of the Norton Sound region: The GOCADAN Study

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 483-491

  Kaufman, David J ^a   Roman, Mary J ^b   Devereux, Richard B ^b   Fabsitz, Richard R ^c   MacCluer, Jean W ^d   Dyke, Bennett ^d   Ebbesson, Sven O E ^e   Wenger, Charlotte R ^d   Romanesko, Terry ^e   Comuzzie, Anthony G ^d   Howard, Barbara V ^f  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^e Norton Sound Health Corporation   (United States)

^f MEDSTAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; FIBRINOGEN; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BODY MASS; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ESKIMO; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INUITS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 40749138927     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14622200801901955     Document Type: Article

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