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Original Article

Repeatability of the measurement of augmentation index in the clinical assessment of arterial stiffness using radial applanation tonometry

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Pages 413-422 | Received 14 Sep 2006, Accepted 21 Nov 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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