Fibrinogen: a predictor of vascular disease.

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Published in Curr Pharm Des on January 01, 2007

Authors

A I Kakafika1, E N Liberopoulos, D P Mikhailidis

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free Hospital and Royal Free University College Medical School, London, UK. MIKHAILIDIS@aol.com

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