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Ethanol and the Cardiovascular System: Friend or Enemy?
Alireza Shirpoor,
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Alireza Shirpoor
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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Corresponding Author
Alireza Shirpoor
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
Reprint requests: Alireza Shirpoor, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran; Tel.: +00984412770698, +00989144419615; Fax: +00984412780801; E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author
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