The renaissance of C reactive protein

British Medical Journal

Volumn 322, Issue 7277, 2001, Pages 4-5

  Pepys, M B ^a   Berger, A ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0035814598     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7277.4     Document Type: Review

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