Blood viscosity and elevated carotid intima-media thickness in men and women: the Edinburgh Artery Study.

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Published in Circulation on April 21, 1998

Authors

A J Lee1, P I Mowbray, G D Lowe, A Rumley, F G Fowkes, P L Allan

Author Affiliations

1: Wolfson Unit for Prevention of Peripheral Vascular Diseases, Department of Public Health Sciences, Edinburgh University Medical School, UK. Amanda.Lee@ed.ac.uk

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