Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic heart failure in elderly people: literature review
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عنوان ژورنال: The Scientific Notes of the I. P. Pavlov St. Petersburg State Medical University
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2541-8807,1607-4181
DOI: 10.24884/1607-4181-2016-23-2-11-15