Bilateral earlobe creases and coronary artery disease.
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Bilateral Earlobe Creases and Coronary Artery Disease Print ISSN: 0009-7322. Online ISSN: 1524-4539 Copyright © 2014 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 Circulation doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.009738 2014;130:92-93 Circulation. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/130/1/92 World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is located on the
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine
دوره 83 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014