Carotid intima-media thickness progression to predict cardiovascular events in the general population (the PROG-IMT collaborative project): a...

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Year: 2012
Type: review
Volume: 379
Issue: 9831
Pages: 2053-2062
Citations: 581
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                                    Matthias Lorenz, 
                                
                                    Joseph F. Polak, 
                                
                                    Maryam Kavousi
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2012). 
                            Carotid intima-media thickness progression to predict cardiovascular events in the general population (the PROG-IMT collaborative project): a meta-analysis of individual participant data. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 379
                            (9831)
                            , 2053-2062.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(12)60441-3
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(12)60441-3