Egg yolk consumption and carotid plaque

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 469-473

  Spence, J David ^a   Jenkins, David J A ^b   Davignon, Jean ^c,d,e  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid plaque; Dietary cholesterol; Egg yolk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EGG YOLK; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 84866533474     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: 18791484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.07.032     Document Type: Article

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