Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Atherosclerosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1079-5642,1524-4636
DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000170132.91268.a2