American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 5 , Pages 688-689 , 1 March 2009

Temporal Obesity Trends in Patients Undergoing Transthoracic Echocardiography 2002–2006

Received 14 September 2008 ,Revised 5 November 2008 ,Accepted 5 November 2008.

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PII: S0002-9149(08)01992-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.11.009

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 5 , Pages 688-689 , 1 March 2009

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