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. 2019 Nov 1;173(11):1095-1097.
doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.2835.

Association of Blood Marker of Inflammation in Late Adolescence With Premature Mortality

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Association of Blood Marker of Inflammation in Late Adolescence With Premature Mortality

Elizabeth D Kantor et al. JAMA Pediatr. .
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Abstract

This study evaluates the association of inflammation in late adolescence as measured by erythrocyte sedimentation rate with cause-specific mortality among healthy Swedish men assessed for conscription in the military.

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