HIV, pressure wave reflections, and arterial stiffness: It's a matter of time

Artery Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 100-103

  Schillaci, Giuseppe ^a   Pucci, Giacomo ^a   De Socio, Giuseppe V L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; TYPHOID VACCINE;

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE DURATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SURVIVAL RATE; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 70449122044     PISSN: 18729312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.artres.2009.10.182     Document Type: Editorial

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