Rare Endocrine Disorders and Peripheral Arterial Disease.

Curr Vasc Pharmacol

Department of Vascular Surgery, 'Korgialeneio-Benakeio' Hellenic Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece.

Published: September 2024

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