Measurements of arterial stiffness: Are they ready for clinical use?

Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 268-273

  Safar, Michel E ^a   Smulyan, Harold ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b NONE

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EID: 82055164709     PISSN: 19329520     EISSN: 19329563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12170-008-0050-z     Document Type: Article

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