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The PARC-AALA trial: carotid artery intima media thickness revisited

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    Nicholas J. Pantazopoulos & Michael Y. Henein

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Pantazopoulos, N.J., Henein, M.Y. The PARC-AALA trial: carotid artery intima media thickness revisited. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 24, 53–54 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-007-9220-1

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