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. 2009 Jun 23;180(13):1285-6.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.090938.

Trends in cardiovascular disease: are we winning the war?

Simon Capewell  1 , Martin O'Flaherty
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Trends in cardiovascular disease: are we winning the war?

Simon Capewell et al. CMAJ. .
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