Reversibility of smoking-induced endothelial dysfunction
β Scribed by D. J. Higman; A. M. J. Strachan; Dr J. T. Powell
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 162 KB
- Volume
- 81
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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