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An integrated assessment of family history on the risk of developing acute coronary syndromes (CARDIO2000 Study)

Demosthenes B. PanagiotakosCardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece;Laboratory of Biostatistics, Section of Public Health, Department of Nursing, University of Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Christos PitsavosCardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
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Christina ChrysohoouCardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
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Athanasios BratsasCardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
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Pavlos ToutouzasCardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
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Christodoulos StefanadisCardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece
Pages 383-390 | Received 24 Apr 2003, Accepted 28 Aug 2003, Published online: 23 May 2017

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