Uncomplicated obesity is associated with abnormal aortic function assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance
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- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
- Vol. 10 (1), 10
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1532-429x-10-10
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