From Fat Fighter to Risk Factor
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عنوان ژورنال: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1079-5642,1524-4636
DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000110908.43721.ad