Nondipping Pattern and Carotid Atherosclerosis in a Middle-Aged Population: OPERA Study
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Hypertension
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1941-7225,0895-7061
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2011.159