VISCERAL ADIPOSITY AS A GLOBAL FACTOR OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK
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عنوان ژورنال: Russian Journal of Cardiology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1560-4071
DOI: 10.15829/1560-4071-2018-5-7-14