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Uric acid concentration in patient with acute coronary syndrome

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  1. Sezione di Chimica Clinica, Dipartimento di Scienze Morfologico-Biomediche, Università degli Studi di Verona, Ospedale Policlinico G.B. Rossi, Piazzale Scuro, 10, 37134, Verona, Italy

    Giuseppe Lippi, Martina Montagnana & Gian Cesare Guidi

  2. Servizio di Immunoematologia e Trasfusione, Azienda Ospedaliera di Verona, Verona, Italy

    Massimo Franchini

  3. Sezione di Endocrinologia e Malattie del Metabolismo, Università degli Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy

    Giovanni Targher

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Lippi, G., Montagnana, M., Franchini, M. et al. Uric acid concentration in patient with acute coronary syndrome. Intern Emerg Med 3, 409–411 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-008-0165-8

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