Carotid intima-media thickness and cardiovascular events

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 365, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 1641-

  Von Schacky, Clemens ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; RELIABILITY; SONOGRAPHER; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAINING; VALIDITY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 80054953995     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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