Does Countries’ Income Status and Cardiovascular Research Performance Effect Cardiovascular Mortality Rates?
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عنوان ژورنال: The Istanbul Cardiac and Vascular Surgery Research Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2587-1145
DOI: 10.5222/icvsr.2018.09719