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. 1997 Apr;77(4):297–298. doi: 10.1136/hrt.77.4.297

Non-invasive assessment of endothelial function.

M J Mullen, S A Thorne, J E Deanfield, C J Jones
PMCID: PMC484715  PMID: 9155600

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