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Theme: Lipoprotein Disorders - Review

HDL-C: clinical equipoise and vascular endothelial function

Steven Campbell McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine avenue West, Montreal, QC, H3A 1A1, Canada
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Jacques Genest McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine avenue West, Montreal, QC, H3A 1A1, Canada. [email protected]
Pages 343-353 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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