Assessment of atherosclerosis in Egyptian mummies

JAMA

Volumn 303, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1149-1150

  Charlier, Philippe ^a   Huynh, Isabelle ^b  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE;

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE PRESERVATION; ARTERY; CALCINOSIS; EGYPT; ELASTICITY; HISTORY; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TUNICA MEDIA;

ARTERIES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALCINOSIS; EGYPT; ELASTICITY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MUMMIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 77949888701     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.326     Document Type: Letter

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