Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 2 , Pages 632-636 , August 2009

Smoking cessation increases serum adiponectin levels in an apparently healthy Greek population

  • Stamatis P. Efstathiou

      Affiliations

    • Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, ‘Hygeias Melathron’, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 19 Fidiou Street, Athens 15562, Greece. Tel.: +30 210 6534723; fax: +30 210 3349220.
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  • Irini I. Skeva

      Affiliations

    • Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, ‘Hygeias Melathron’, Athens, Greece
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  • Cleanthi Dimas

      Affiliations

    • Biochemistry Department, ‘Attikon’ University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Anna Panagiotou

      Affiliations

    • Biochemistry Department, ‘Attikon’ University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Kleo Parisi

      Affiliations

    • Biochemistry Department, ‘Attikon’ University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • Labros Tzanoumis

      Affiliations

    • Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, ‘Hygeias Melathron’, Athens, Greece
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  • Anna Kafouri

      Affiliations

    • Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, ‘Hygeias Melathron’, Athens, Greece
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  • Konstantinos Bakratsas

      Affiliations

    • Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, ‘Hygeias Melathron’, Athens, Greece
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  • Theodore D. Mountokalakis

      Affiliations

    • Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, ‘Hygeias Melathron’, Athens, Greece

Received 20 November 2008 ,Revised 31 December 2008 ,Accepted 16 January 2009.

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PII: S0021-9150(09)00067-7

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.01.022

Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 2 , Pages 632-636 , August 2009

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