Symptoms and Quality of Life in Patients with Suspected Angina Undergoing Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography
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Citation for published version: Williams, MC, Hunter, A, Shah, A, Assi, V, Lewis, S, Mangion, K, Berry, C, Boon, NA, Clark, E, Flather, M, Forbes, J, McLean, S, Roditi, G, van Beek, EJ, Timmis, AD, Newby, DE & Scottish COmputed Tomography of the HEART (SCOT-HEART) Trial Investigators 2017, 'Symptoms and Quality of Life in Patients with Suspected Angina Undergoing Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography' Heart. DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-310129
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