Medication Optimization and Patient Education in Heart Failure: A Standardized Patient Case for Clerkship Students
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عنوان ژورنال: MedEdPORTAL
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2374-8265
DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10419