Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 76, Issue 3 , Pages 378-382 , June 2007

Carotid atherosclerosis associated to metabolic syndrome but not BMI in healthy menopausal women

  • Tiziana Montalcini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica “G. Salvatore”, University of Catanzaro Magna Græcia, Viale Europa Germaneto, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
    • ,
  • Gaetano Gorgone

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica “G. Salvatore”, University of Catanzaro Magna Græcia, Viale Europa Germaneto, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
    • ,
  • Carmine Gazzaruso

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, ICBM Vigevano Pavia Italy
    • ,
  • Giorgio Sesti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica “G. Salvatore”, University of Catanzaro Magna Græcia, Viale Europa Germaneto, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
    • ,
  • Francesco Perticone

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica “G. Salvatore”, University of Catanzaro Magna Græcia, Viale Europa Germaneto, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
    • ,
  • Arturo Pujia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica “G. Salvatore”, University of Catanzaro Magna Græcia, Viale Europa Germaneto, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 0961 3697098; fax: +39 0961 3697223.

Received 14 July 2006 ,Accepted 8 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2006.09.014

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
Volume 76, Issue 3 , Pages 378-382 , June 2007

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