Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 379-385 , July 2010

Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases in women in Europe

Received 12 July 2009 ,Accepted 2 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2010.02.004

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 379-385 , July 2010

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