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Thromb Haemost 2008; 100(04): 611-613
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-06-0388
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Cardiovascular risk factors in patients at high risk of atherothrombosis: What can be learned from registries?

Shinya Goto
1   Department of Medicine (Cardiology) and the Metabolic Disease Center of Tokai University Graduate School of Medicine, and the Department of Metabolic Systems Medicine, Institute of Medical Science, Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan
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Received 19 June 2008

Accepted after minor revision 19 August 2008

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22 November 2017 (online)

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