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Comment
. 2007 Jan;4(1):e43.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040043.

HIV and cardiovascular disease: contribution of HIV-infected macrophages to development of atherosclerosis

Michael Bukrinsky, Dmitri Sviridov
Comment

HIV and cardiovascular disease: contribution of HIV-infected macrophages to development of atherosclerosis

Michael Bukrinsky et al. PLoS Med. 2007 Jan.
No abstract available

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