Mortality Following Myocardial Infarction in Women and Men: Death Risk of Younger Women Does Not Differ Significantly From That of Older Women
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عنوان ژورنال: Deutsches Aerzteblatt Online
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1866-0452
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2008.0763a