Markers of inflammation and cardiovascular disease: application to clinical and public health practice: A statement for healthcare professionals from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Heart Association.

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Published in Circulation on January 28, 2003

Authors

Thomas A Pearson, George A Mensah, R Wayne Alexander, Jeffrey L Anderson, Richard O Cannon, Michael Criqui, Yazid Y Fadl, Stephen P Fortmann, Yuling Hong, Gary L Myers, Nader Rifai, Sidney C Smith, Kathryn Taubert, Russell P Tracy, Frank Vinicor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Heart Association

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