Sex Differences in the Association Between Traditional Vascular Risk Factors and Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis in Taiwan

Overview

Journal J Atheroscler Thromb

Date 2017 Jan 27

PMID 28123143

Authors

Gen-Min Lin

Yuichiro Yano

Satoshi Hoshide

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