Evolving Concepts of Dyslipidemia, Atherosclerosis, and Cardiovascular Disease
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Evolving concepts of dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease: the Louis F. Bishop Lecture.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.06.059