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Carotid intima media thickness and cardiometabolic risk associates in Turkish adults

Fahri Halit BesirDepartment of Radiology; Medical Faculty, Düzce University, Düzce, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Omer YazganDepartment of Radiology; Medical Faculty, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
, MD,
Hakan OzhanDepartment of Cardiology; Medical Faculty, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
, MD,
Yusuf AydinDepartment of Endocrinology, Medical Faculty, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
, MD,
Cengiz BasarDepartment of Cardiology; Medical Faculty, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
, MD,
Mesut AydinDepartment of Cardiology; Medical Faculty, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
, MD,
Recai AlemdarDepartment of Cardiology; Medical Faculty, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
, MD &
Serkan BulurDepartment of Cardiology; Medical Faculty, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey
, MD show all
Pages 759-764 | Received 29 Jul 2011, Accepted 02 Aug 2011, Published online: 23 May 2017

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