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European Heart Journal 2001 22(5):349-352; doi:10.1053/euhj.2000.2280
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High sensitivity C-reactive protein for predicting cardiovascular disease: an inflammatory hypothesis

G.J. Blake and P.M. Ridker

Centre for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, U.S.A

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