Significance of calcification of the coronary arteries

Richard J Frink; Richard W. P. Achor; Arnold L. Brown; Owings W. Kincaid; Robert O. Brandenburg

doi:10.1016/0002-9149(70)90790-3

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MedicineCardiologyInternal medicineCoronary arteriesCalcificationArtery

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Year: 1970
Type: article
Volume: 26
Issue: 3
Pages: 241-247
Citations: 237
Access: Closed

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                                    Richard J Frink, 
                                
                                    Richard W. P. Achor, 
                                
                                    Arnold L. Brown
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1970). 
                            Significance of calcification of the coronary arteries. 
                            The American Journal of Cardiology
                            , 26
                            (3)
                            , 241-247.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9149(70)90790-3
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(70)90790-3