Systemic inflammation after transradial coronary angiogram: statistically (but not clinically) significant?
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1878-6480
DOI: 10.1016/s1878-6480(17)30082-4