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Editorial. Atherosclerosis-Triggered Hypertension or Hypertension-Triggered Atherosclerosis? A Challenging Hypothesis

By: Imre Benedek  
Open Access
|May 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jce-2017-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2457-5518 | Journal ISSN: 2457-550X
Language: English
Page range: 5 - 8
Published on: May 17, 2017
Published by: Asociatia Transilvana de Terapie Transvasculara si Transplant KARDIOMED
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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