Age-related changes in the incidence of pineal gland calcification in Turkey: A prospective multicenter CT study

Pathophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-48

  Turgut, Ahmet Tuncay ^a   Karakaş, Hakki Muammer ^b   Özsunar, Yelda ^c   Altin, Levent ^a   Çeken, Kaǧan ^d   Alicioǧlu, Banu ^e   Sönmez, Iclal ^a   Alparslan, Ahmet ^d   Yürümez, Belde ^a   Çelik, Tayfun ^b   Kazak, Eda ^c   Geyik, Pinar Özdemir ^f   Koşar, Uǧur ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Calcification; Computed tomography; Pineal gland; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PINEAL BODY CALCIFICATION; PINEAL BODY DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUNLIGHT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 42749091120     PISSN: 09284680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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