Impact on mortality following first acute myocardial infarction of distance between home and hospital: cohort study
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Impact on mortality following first acute myocardial infarction of distance between home and hospital: cohort study
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1355-6037
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2007.123612