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Cellular mechanisms in atherogenesis: new opportunities in cardiovascular disease risk reduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Gordon A. A. Ferns
Affiliation:
Centre for Clinical Science and Measurement, School of Biological Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 5XH, UK
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2000

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