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Editorial
. 2007 Oct;93(10):1175.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2007.131060.

Global burden of cardiovascular disease

John E Sanderson, Bongani Mayosi, Salim Yusuf, Srinath Reddy, Shengshou Hu, Zhengming Chen, Adam Timmis
Editorial

Global burden of cardiovascular disease

John E Sanderson et al. Heart. 2007 Oct.

Abstract

See article on page 1176

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