A patient with atrial fibrillation and diabetes: selecting the optimal anticoagulant therapy regimen
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عنوان ژورنال: Russian Journal of Cardiology
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2618-7620,1560-4071
DOI: 10.15829/1560-4071-2021-4508