Self‐Rated Health Predicts Healthcare Utilization in Heart Failure
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Self‐Rated Health Predicts Healthcare Utilization in Heart Failure
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Heart Association
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2047-9980,2047-9980
DOI: 10.1161/jaha.114.000931