Global Shifts in Cardiovascular Disease, the Epidemiologic Transition, and Other Contributing Factors
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عنوان ژورنال: Cardiology Clinics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0733-8651
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2016.08.004