Journal article
Burden of carotid artery atherosclerosis in Chinese adults: implications for future risk of cardiovascular diseases
- Abstract:
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Background
Population-based studies of ultrasound measures of carotid atherosclerosis are informative about future risks of cardiovascular disease.
Design
Cross-sectional studies of carotid artery atherosclerosis in 24,822 Chinese adults from the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) and 2579 Europeans from the UK Biobank.
Methods
Mean intima-media thickness (cIMT) of the common carotid arteries, and presence of carotid artery plaque were examined in the C...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Funding
Kadoorie Charitable Foundation
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications Publisher's website
- Journal:
- European Journal of Preventive Cardiology Journal website
- Volume:
- 24
- Issue:
- 6
- Publication date:
- 2017-01-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-12-30
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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2047-4881
- ISSN:
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2047-4873
- Source identifiers:
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667927
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- Local pid:
- pubs:667927
- Deposit date:
- 2017-01-03
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- Copyright holder:
- European Society of Cardiology
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
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Copyright 2017 The European Society of
Cardiology. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from SAGE at: https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487317689973
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