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Clinical Trial
. 2004 May;90(5):565-6.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.018937.

Evidence for association between hepatitis C virus seropositivity and coronary artery disease

C Vassalle, S Masini, F Bianchi, G C Zucchelli
Clinical Trial

Evidence for association between hepatitis C virus seropositivity and coronary artery disease

C Vassalle et al. Heart. 2004 May.
No abstract available

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