J Sanz, PR Moreno, V Fuster - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2009 - Elsevier The trends in risk factor control in industrialized regions between 1998 and 2006 were evaluated
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substantial morbidity and mortality. The pathophysiology of peripheral arterial disease and the
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AI Med - Ann Intern Med, 2008 - Am Coll Physicians First, because of relatively limited statistical power, we restricted the number of covariates included
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