From geriatric cardiology to ‘cardio-geriatric’ prevention and rehabilitation: Need for a new core curriculum?
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2047-4873,2047-4881
DOI: 10.1177/2047487319876229