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Protocol for Sub-study of the ASCOT Trial

The Conduit Artery Functional Endpoint (CAFE) study in ASCOT

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  2. Medical Professorial Unit, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW , 2010, Australia

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Williams, B., O’Rourke, M. The Conduit Artery Functional Endpoint (CAFE) study in ASCOT. J Hum Hypertens 15 (Suppl 1), S69–S73 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001088

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