Clinical Implications of the Coronary Artery Calcium Score in Japanese Patients
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1340-3478,1880-3873
DOI: 10.5551/jat.26427