Survival in the elderly after acute myocardial infarction: room for more improvement.

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  • Kenneth Mangion
  • Colin Berry
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Age and ageing

دوره 43 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014