Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Korean Society of Echocardiography (한국심초음파학회)
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Relationship between Urinary Albumin Excretion and Carotid Atherosclerosis in General Korean Population

  • Kim, Kye-Hun (Department of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, The Research Institute of Medical Sciences of Chonnam National University)
  • Published : 2010.12.27
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