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Clinical practice. Should coronary calcium screening be used in cardiovascular prevention strategies?

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Author/s: Bonow, Robert O (RO);

Affiliation: Department of Medicine, Center for Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes Research, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago 60611, USA. r-bonow(-atsign-)northwestern.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: The New England journal of medicine (N Engl J Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 361 (issue 10) : pp 990-7

Dates: Created 2009/09/03; Completed 2009/09/09;

PMID: 19726773, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 9/9/2009, IMS Date: )

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Calcinosis - radiography Cholesterol - blood Coronary Angiography Coronary Artery Disease - radiography Humans Male

Male Mass Screening Middle Aged Practice Guidelines as Topic Risk Factors Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Associated Chemicals: Cholesterol (57-88-5)

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