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Measuring the Carotid to Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity Cf-PWV to Evaluate Arterial Stiffness
Published on: May 3, 2018
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The aortic-femoral arterial stiffness gradient demonstrates good between-day reliability
Keeron Stone1, Simon Fryer2, James Faulkner3
1School of Sport and Exercise, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester, UK. keeronstone@hotmail.com.
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