Discharge against medical advice after hospitalisation for acute myocardial infarction
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Discharge against Medical Advice: an Interventional Study
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1355-6037,1468-201X
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2018-313671