Methodological approaches to optimize reproducibility and power in clinical studies of flow-mediated dilation.

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Published in J Am Coll Cardiol on May 20, 2008

Authors

Ann E Donald1, Julian P Halcox, Marietta Charakida, Clare Storry, Sharon M L Wallace, Tim J Cole, Peter Friberg, John E Deanfield

Author Affiliations

1: Vascular Physiology Unit, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom. A.Donald@ich.ucl.ac.uk

Associated clinical trials:

Soy Nut Study on Markers of Health | NCT01173380

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