Emerging concepts in the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients with diabetes mellitus
โ Scribed by Koon-Hou Mak; Eric J Topol
- Book ID
- 119551072
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 172 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1558-3597
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