Risk factors associated with breast arterial calcifications

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 702-705

  Ilica, Ahmet Turan ^a   Aydogan, Umit ^a   Guvenc, Inanc ^a   Cayci, Tuncer ^a   Oren, Cem ^a   Onar, Tamer ^a   Ugurel, Sahin ^a   Saglam, Kenan ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood urea nitrogen; Breast arterial calcification; Creatinine; Hyperglycemia; Mammography

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; BLOOD UREA; BREAST CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CREATININE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; RANDOM SELECTION; RENAL DYSFUNCTION; RISK FACTORS; SCREENING SYSTEM; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VASCULAR DISEASE; WARNING SIGNS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMINERALIZATION; BLOOD; DISEASES; MAMMOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; UREA;

BONE;

CREATININE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST DISEASE; CALCINOSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URINE; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; BREAST; BREAST DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 80055094627     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ar.2011.110034     Document Type: Article

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