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Original Article

Homocysteine in frozen plasma samples. A short cut to establish hyperhomocysteinaemia as a risk factor for arteriosclerosis?

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Pages 465-469 | Received 01 Jun 1992, Accepted 31 Jan 1993, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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