Disability-adjusted life years lost due to ischemic heart disease in mainland Portugal, 2013
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0870-2551
DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2016.08.011