Risk factors of atherosclerosis in patients with spondylarthropathies: Comment on the article by Gonzalez-Juanatey et al

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 455-

  Belloli, Laura ^a   Massarotti, Marco ^a   Marasini, Bianca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INTIMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX RATIO; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; VASODILATATION;

ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 40849100175     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.23322     Document Type: Letter

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