摘要
Objectives: To investigate the association between carotid atherosclerosis and genetic polymorphisms of inflammatory genes among residents in the Lanyan Basin which was a newly confirmed arsenic-endemic area. Methods: Residents aged ≥40 years were recruited and examined for carotid atherosclerosis by Duplex ultrasonography. A total of 332 subjects were randomly selected from the study population as carotid atherosclerosis patients based on their health examination reports with IMT ≥1.0 mm and a plaque score ≥1. Controls were 302 subjects with IMT
原文 | 英語 |
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頁(從 - 到) | 64-72 |
頁數 | 9 |
期刊 | Taiwan Journal of Public Health |
卷 | 24 |
發行號 | 1 |
出版狀態 | 已發佈 - 2月 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 公共衛生、環境和職業健康