Copyright © 2000 by the European Society of Cardiology.
Editorial
CRP: does it stand for C oronary R estenosis P rediction?
a Cardiovascular Center Aalst, Aalst, Belgium
b Ospedale Santa Croce, Cuneo, Italy
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