Cross-sectional and longitudinal association of cigarette smoking with carotid atherosclerosis in Chinese adults

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-67

  Liang, Li Rong ^a   Wong, Nathan D ^b   Shi, Ping ^c   Zhao, Lian Cheng ^a   Wu, Liu Xin ^d   Xie, Gao Qiang ^a   Wu, Yang Feng ^e  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Center for Disease Control of Shijingshan District   (China)

^d Aerospace Institute   (China)

^e PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid common artery; Chinese; Intima media thickness; Plaque; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CHINA; CHINESE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CHINA; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 67651004505     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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