Carotid Atherosclerosis Progression and Risk of Cardiovascular Events in a Community in Taiwan

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Chen, Pei Chun ^a   Jeng, Jiann Shing ^b   Hsu, Hsiu Ching ^b   Su, Ta Chen ^b,c   Chien, Kuo Liong ^b,c   Lee, Yuan Teh ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BIOASSAY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84968718644     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep25733     Document Type: Article

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