Reproducibility of carotid intima-media thickness measurements in young adults

Radiology

Volumn 247, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 465-471

  Gonzalez, Jaime ^a   Wood, John C ^a   Dorey, Frederick J ^a   Wren, Tishya A L ^a   Gilsanz, Vicente ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CAROTID ARTERY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ADOLESCENT; ECHOGRAPHY; INTIMA; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TUNICA MEDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 44449092562     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2472070691     Document Type: Article

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