Coronary Care Unit to Cardiac Intensive Care Unit: Acute Medical Cardiac Care—Adapting With the Times

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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Cardiology

سال: 2016

ISSN: 0828-282X

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.02.001