European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 149-153 , February 2007

Carotid Intima-media Thickness in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

,Accepted 4 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.09.008

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 149-153 , February 2007

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