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Comment
. 2013 Feb;137(2):247-8.

The impact of age & ethnicity in coronary artery disease risk assessment using Framingham Risk Scores & metabolic syndrome

Dimitrios M Konstantinou  1
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The impact of age & ethnicity in coronary artery disease risk assessment using Framingham Risk Scores & metabolic syndrome

Dimitrios M Konstantinou. Indian J Med Res. 2013 Feb.
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