Pulse Wave Velocity as a New Assessment Tool for Atherosclerosis
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Hirohide Yokokawa, M.D., Ph.D., Aya Goto, M.D., MPH, Ph.D. , and Seiji Yasumura, M.D., Ph.D. , Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Professor, Department of Public Health, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine
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