Prevalence of arterial calcification and related risk factors. The multicenter population-based ARTPER study;Prevalencia de calcificación arterial y factores de riesgo cardiovascular asociados. Estudio multicéntrico poblacional ARTPER

Gaceta Sanitaria

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 74-77

  Alzamora, Maria Teresa ^a,b   Forés, Rosa ^a,b   Torán, Pere ^a,b   Pera, Guillem ^b   Baena Díez, José Miguel ^a   López, Begoña ^a   Sierra, María Victoria ^a   Fabregat, Amelia ^a  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^b Research Institute University Primary Care IDIAP Jordi Gol   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ankle brachial index; Atherosclerosis; Monckeberg medial calcific sclerosis; Prevalence; Spain

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

EID: 84856973157     PISSN: 02139111     EISSN: 15781283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2011.05.020     Document Type: Article

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