Atherosclerosis
Volume 195, Issue 2 , Pages 248-253 , December 2007

Aortic augmentation index is associated with the ankle-brachial index: A community-based study

Received 9 August 2006 ,Revised 7 December 2006 ,Accepted 15 December 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.12.017

Atherosclerosis
Volume 195, Issue 2 , Pages 248-253 , December 2007

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