Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Asymptomatic Children
✍ Scribed by Ana Maria Verçoza; Matteo Baldisserotto; Carlos Abaeté de los Santos; Carlos Eduardo Poli-de-Figueiredo; Domingos Otavio d’Avila
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 170 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0172-0643
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