International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 135, Issue 3 , Page 410 , 10 July 2009

Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and coronary artery disease

  • Vibeke Videm

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationDepartment of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Trondheim University Hospital, NO-7006 Trondheim, Norway. Tel.: +47 72 57 33 21; fax: +47 72 57 64 20.

Received 11 March 2008 ,Accepted 18 May 2008.

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PII: S0167-5273(08)00842-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.05.072

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 135, Issue 3 , Page 410 , 10 July 2009

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