The high 2D:4D finger length ratio effects on atherosclerotic plaque development

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 195-196

  Ozdogmus, Omer ^a   Çakmak, Yusuf Özgür ^a   Coskun, Murat ^a   Verimli, Ural ^a   Cavdar, Safiye ^a   Uzun, Ibrahim ^b  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Council of Forensic Medicine ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

2D:4D; Atherosclerosis; Coronary artery; Digit; Finger

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDEX FINGER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77049106071     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.08.023     Document Type: Article

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