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. 2012 Mar;2(1):3-5.
doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-3652.2012.01.06.

Variability in the intima-media thickness measurement as marker for cardiovascular risk? Not quite settled yet

Michiel L Bots  1 , Hester M den Ruijter
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Variability in the intima-media thickness measurement as marker for cardiovascular risk? Not quite settled yet

Michiel L Bots et al. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2012 Mar.
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