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- 65
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 168-172
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- 590
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Bradford C. Berk,
William S. Weintraub,
R. Wayne Alexander
(1990).
Elevation of C-reactive protein in “active” coronary artery disease.
The American Journal of Cardiology
, 65
(3)
, 168-172.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9149(90)90079-g
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- 10.1016/0002-9149(90)90079-g