CT EVALUATION OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PERICARDIAL FAT VOLUME AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2278-4748,2278-4802
DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2017/1112