Not all diabetics are created equal (in cardiovascular risk)

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 2193-2194

  Budoff, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHIES; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 52449130585     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn368     Document Type: Editorial

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