Correlations between age, prestrain, diameter and atherosclerosis in the male abdominal aorta
β Scribed by Lukas Horny; Tomas Adamek; Eva Gultova; Rudolf Zitny; Jan Vesely; Hynek Chlup; Svatava Konvickova
- Book ID
- 113723332
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 467 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1751-6161
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