Prevalence and determinants of breast arterial calcium in women at high risk of cardiovascular disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 655-659

  Maas, Angela H E M ^a,c   Van Der Schouw, Yvonne T ^b   Mali, Willem P Th M ^b   Van Der Graaf, Yolanda ^b  

^a Zwolle the Netherlands ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c Isala Klinieken   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; ARTERIES; BREAST; CALCINOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 4444291576     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.05.036     Document Type: Article

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