Effects of aging and sex on progression of carotid intima-media thickness: A retrospective 6-year follow-up study

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 172-179

  Takato, Tetsuya ^a   Yamada, Namie ^a   Ashida, Terunao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADULT DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Atherosclerosis; Carotid intima media thickness; Risk factors of cardiovascular disease; Sex

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTIMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUNICA MEDIA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 55749105333     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2008.00467.x     Document Type: Article

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