Atherosclerosis
Volume 176, Issue 1 , Pages 157-164 , September 2004

Correlates of carotid artery stiffness in young adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study

  • E.M Urbina

      Affiliations

    • Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 1829, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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  • S.R Srinivasan

      Affiliations

    • Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 1829, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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  • R.L Kieltyka

      Affiliations

    • Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 1829, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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  • R Tang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Ultrasound Research, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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  • M.G Bond

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Ultrasound Research, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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  • W Chen

      Affiliations

    • Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 1829, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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  • G.S Berenson

      Affiliations

    • Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 1829, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 504 585 7197; fax: +1 504 585 7194.

Received 14 November 2003 ,Revised 20 March 2004 ,Accepted 2 April 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2004.04.023

Atherosclerosis
Volume 176, Issue 1 , Pages 157-164 , September 2004

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