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The relationship between the visceral adiposity index and carotid atherosclerosis in different genders and age groups

Jing Cao, Shengpeng Liu, Hebin Xie, Yu Zhang and Yalin Zeng
Saudi Medical Journal February 2022, 43 (2) 169-176; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.2.20210824

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