Vascular calcifications on screening mammography identify women with increased risk of coronary artery disease and diabetes

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 196, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 537-540

  Dale, Paul S ^a   Richards, Michael ^a   Mackie, Gavin C ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Diabetes; Mammography; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; BREAST CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OHIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 52049096849     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.06.012     Document Type: Article

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