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Associations between aortic pulse wave velocity and aortic and carotid vessel wall thickness in patients with hypertension: assessment with MRI

✍ Scribed by Anne Brandts; Albert de Roos; Saskia G van Elderen; Lucia J Kroft; Stijntje D Roes; Johan H Reiber; Rob J van der Geest; Jos J Westenberg

Publisher: BioMed Central
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Weight: 316 KB
Volume: 13
Category: Article
ISSN: 1097-6647
DOI: 10.1186/1532-429x-13-s1-p72

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