PREVALENCE OF CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE AND RISK FACTORS IN ASYMPTOMATIC THAI POPULATION USING CAROTID DUPLEX ULTRASONOGRAPHY AT THE CHECK-UP CLINIC, HEALTH PROMOTION CENTER AT BANGKOK HOSPITAL
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