Parity and carotid atherosclerosis in men and women insights into the roles of childbearing and child-rearing

Stroke

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1152-1157

  Skilton, Michael R ^a,b   Sérusclat, André ^c   Begg, Lisa M ^d   Moulin, Philippe ^b,c,e,f,g   Bonnet, Fabrice ^h  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

^d ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e INSERM   (France)

^f CEMAGREF   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^h UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery diseases; Parity; Sex

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CHILD REARING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD REARING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65249117431     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.535807     Document Type: Article

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