Extended follow-up data: impact of selective loss to follow-up in a trial of secondary prevention of coronary artery disease
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عنوان ژورنال: European Heart Journal
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0195-668X,1522-9645
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3548