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A Methodological Approach to Non-invasive Assessments of Vascular Function and Morphology
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Published on: February 7, 2015

Postcontractile blood flow as a window to cardiovascular disease?

Kevin K McCully, Melissa L Erickson, Jared Brizendine

    Journal of Applied Physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)
    |April 2, 2011
    PubMed
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