Cardiovascular disease and the UN Millennium Development Goals: time to move forward
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1743-4297,1743-4300
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio1353