Retinal vascular network architecture in low‐birth‐weight men

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1449-1454

  Chapman, Neil ^a   Mohamudally, Anthoulla ^b   Cerutti, Alessia ^c   Stanton, Alice ^c   Sayer, Avan Aihie ^c   Cooper, Cyrus ^c   Barker, David ^c   Rauf, Abdul ^c   Evans, Jennifer ^c   Wormald, Richard ^c   Sever, Peter ^c   Hughes, Alun ^c   Thom, Simon ^c  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Cardiovascular diseases; Human; Retinal vessels; Risk assessment; Vascular networks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 6844226182     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199715120-00012     Document Type: Article

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