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European Heart Journal 2002 23(12):923-925; doi:10.1053/euhj.2001.3130
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C-reactive protein and prognosis after percutaneous coronary intervention

G.J. Blake and P.M. Ridker

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

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