자료유형 | 학위논문 |
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서명/저자사항 | Risk Factors for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Larger Infrarenal Aortic Diameters in a General Population. |
개인저자 | Yao, Lu. |
단체저자명 | University of Minnesota. Epidemiology. |
발행사항 | [S.l.]: University of Minnesota., 2018. |
발행사항 | Ann Arbor: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2018. |
형태사항 | 270 p. |
기본자료 저록 | Dissertation Abstracts International 80-01B(E). Dissertation Abstract International |
ISBN | 9780438354227 |
학위논문주기 | Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2018. |
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 80-01(E), Section: B.
Adviser: Weihong Tang. |
요약 | Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) comprise an important public health issue, which could be reduced by primary prevention. Identifying AAA risk factors is critical for developing effective preventive strategies. Previous epidemiologic studies ha |
요약 | With the exception of screening studies where AAAs were defined commonly as a maximum infrarenal aortic diameter (IAD) &ge |
요약 | Manuscript 1 examined the associations of carotid atherosclerosis and stiffness with later AAAs in ARIC. We used carotid intima-media thickness (1987--1992) and atherosclerotic plaque (1987--1989) as indices of carotid atherosclerosis, and used |
요약 | Manuscript 2 explored risk factors for an elevated IAD (IAD &ge |
요약 | Manuscript 3 represents a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies and case-control studies to examine further the relation between diabetes and AAAs. We searched for English literature from online database search (MEDLINE (1966-- ), EMBASE a |
일반주제명 | Epidemiology. Medicine. |
언어 | 영어 |
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