Passive smoking and aortic arch calcification in older Chinese never smokers: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 189-193

  Xu, Lin ^a,b   Jiang, Chao Qiang ^a   Lam, Tai Hing ^b   Thomas, G Neil ^c   Zhang, Wei Sen ^a   Cheng, Kar Keung ^c  

^a Guangzhou Number 12 Hospital   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic arch calcification; Passive smoking; Population based study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ARCH SYNDROMES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CALCINOSIS; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 79953249460     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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