Simple Obesity Is Associated with Reduced Breast Arterial Calcification and Increased Plasma Osteopontin Level

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 607-609

  Xue, Song ^a   Shen, Dafu ^a   Gao, Hua ^b   Wang, Yongyi ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Artery; Breast; Calcification; Obesity; Osteopontin

Indexed keywords

OSTEOPONTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; BREAST CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL RECORD; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING;

ARTERIES; BREAST; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; OSTEOPONTIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 47749153326     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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