Ear-Lobe Crease as a Marker of Carotid Artery Arthrosclerosis
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Ear-lobe crease as a marker of carotid artery arthrosclerosis.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Circulation Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1346-9843,1347-4820
DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-09-0624