Atherosclerosis is an old disease: Summary of the Ruffer Centenary Symposium, The Paleocardiology of Ancient Egypt, a meeting report of the Horus Study team

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 843-846

  Finch, Caleb E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial calcification; Atherosclerosis; Computerize tomography; Egyptian mummies; Paleopathology

Indexed keywords

AGING; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; EGYPT; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE CALCIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGERIA; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; EGYPT; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MUMMIES; PALEOPATHOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

HORUS;

EID: 80054864527     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: 18736815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2011.08.011     Document Type: Short Survey

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