Tu-P9:343 Smoking habits as determinant of carotid IMT in gender specific models
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عنوان ژورنال: Atherosclerosis Supplements
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1567-5688
DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(06)81046-9