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Comment
. 2009 Feb;38(1):231-4.
doi: 10.1093/ije/dyn353. Epub 2009 Jan 7.

Commentary: C-reactive protein and risk prediction--moving beyond associations to assessing predictive utility and clinical usefulness

Ramachandran S Vasan  1
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Commentary: C-reactive protein and risk prediction--moving beyond associations to assessing predictive utility and clinical usefulness

Ramachandran S Vasan. Int J Epidemiol. 2009 Feb.
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