Reproducibility of carotid ultrasound measurements in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) at baseline
Carotid artery assessment by ultrasound is a non-invasive evaluation of subclinical atherosclerosis and a predictor of cardiovascular events. However, ultrasound examinations are operator-dependent. In the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil), ultrasound images have been acquir...
Main Authors: | P.J. Santos-Neto, E.H. Sena-Santos, D.P. Meireles, I.S. Santos, I.M. Bensenor, P.A. Lotufo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2019000800610&lng=en&tlng=en |
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