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Conway Review Lecture 2001 Atheroma and the mechanics of blood flow in arteries

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Snow, H.M. Conway Review Lecture 2001 Atheroma and the mechanics of blood flow in arteries. Ir J Med Sci 171, 165–169 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03170508

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