Validated methods for assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis in rheumatology.

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Published in Nat Rev Rheumatol on February 21, 2012

Authors

György Kerekes1, Pál Soltész, Michael T Nurmohamed, Miguel A Gonzalez-Gay, Maurizio Turiel, Edit Végh, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Iain McInnes, Zoltán Szekanecz

Author Affiliations

1: Angiology and Intensive Care Unit, Third Department of Medicine, University of Debrecen Medical and Health Sciences Center, 98 Nagyerdei Street, Debrecen H-4032, Hungary.

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