Vascular calcifications seen on mammography: An independent factor indicating coronary artery disease

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Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 763-767

  Oliveira, Evelling L C ^a   Freitas Junior, Ruffo ^a   Afiune Neto, Abrahão ^a   Murta, Eddie F C ^b   Ferro, Júlio E ^a   Melo, Aline F B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Mammography; Vascular calcifications

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST DISEASE; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; VASCULAR DISEASE;

BREAST DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 70349615423     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322009000800009     Document Type: Article

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