Ultrasonographically assessed carotid morphology and the risk of coronary heart disease.

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Published in Arterioscler Thromb on October 25, 1991

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J T Salonen1, R Salonen

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1: Department of Community Health and General Practice, University of Kuopio, Finland.

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