Uric acid: An old actor for a new role

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-2

  Manzato, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

URIC ACID;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HUMAN; NOTE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; URIC ACID;

EID: 34249902290     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-007-0001-6     Document Type: Note

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