Subclinical atherosclerosis in northern and southern China: The Chinese paradox

Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 72-77

  Huang, Jie ^a   Wu, Yang Feng ^b   Liu, Xiao Qing ^c   Ding, Ding ^d   Zhao, Lian Cheng ^e   Lu, Bin ^e   Li, Xian ^e   Wong, Nathan D ^f   Dustin, Laurie D ^g   Azen, Stanley P ^g   Detrano, Robert C ^f  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^c GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^d FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; China; Coronary calcium; CT scanning; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CHINA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 79960053714     PISSN: 16715411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1263.2011.00072     Document Type: Article

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