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Gender differences in association between metabolic syndrome and carotid intima media thickness
BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome (Mets) is a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors which can predicts cardiovascular disease (CVD). Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is known as a surrogate measure of subclinical atherosclerosis and predictor of CVD. Although, it has shown the association between...
Autores principales: | , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3598192/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23497686 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2251-6581-11-13 |