BONE MARKERS, BLOOD TRIGLYCERIDES AND CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM IN WOMEN
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(13)61423-0