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The association of arterial stiffness and arterial calcification: the Rotterdam Study

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Odink, A., Mattace-Raso, F., van der Lugt, A. et al. The association of arterial stiffness and arterial calcification: the Rotterdam Study. J Hum Hypertens 22, 205–207 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1002315

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