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Editorial
. 2015 Feb;101(3):165-6.
doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-306921. Epub 2014 Dec 10.

Obesity and sudden death: visceral response?

Kyndaron Reinier  1 , Sumeet S Chugh  1
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Editorial

Obesity and sudden death: visceral response?

Kyndaron Reinier et al. Heart. 2015 Feb.
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