Heart Weight and Heart Weight/Body Weight Coefficient in Malnourished Adults
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Heart weight and heart weight/body weight coefficient in malnourished adults.
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0066-782X
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2002000400005