Association betweenChlamydia pneumoniaeand Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Men in the United States Military: The Importance of Timing of Exposure Measurement
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- 15 April 2005
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 40 (8) , 1123-1130
- https://doi.org/10.1086/428730
Abstract
Background. Several investigators have found that Chlamydia pneumoniae and cytomegalovirus infections may be risk factors for coronary heart disease.Keywords
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