The age correlation of the carotid intima-media thickness according to sex and side in asymptomatic subjects

Acta Neurologica Taiwanica

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-34

  Ma, Shih Ming ^a   Wei, Ching Kuo ^b   Liang, Chi Chau ^a   Chou, Jung Min ^a   Lee, Shih Ying ^a  

^a West Garden Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b ORIENTAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid intima media thickness; Neurosonogy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 81855161133     PISSN: 10196099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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