Study of carotid intima media thickness and its correlation with novel risk factors in ischemic stroke

Neurology Asia

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-31

  Saha, Avishek ^a   Sinha, Pradip K ^a   Paul, Rudrajit ^a   Bandyopadhyay, Ramtanu ^a   Biswas, Koushik ^a   Banerjee, Amit K ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79954522612     PISSN: 18236138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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