Chlamydia pneumoniae and cardiovascular diseases

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 1, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Saikku, Pekka ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; Chlamydia; Coronary risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002015331     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1996.tb00586.x     Document Type: Article

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