The metabolic syndrome and vascular disease in Asia.

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Published in Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets on June 01, 2007

Authors

Bernard M Y Cheung1, G Neil Thomas

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong. mycheung@hkucc.hku.hk

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