Factors associated with breast arterial calcification on mammography

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 178-181

  Zafar, Aasma Nudrat ^a   Khan, Shamrez ^a   Zafar, Saemah Nuzhat ^b  

^a National Institute of Heart Diseases National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

^b AL SHIFA TRUST EYE HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Arterial calcification; Atherosclerosis; Breast; Hypertension; Lactation; Mammography; Parity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; BREAST ARTERIAL CALCIFICATION; BREAST CALCIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PARITY;

EID: 84874892359     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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