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Comment
. 2015 Dec;30(12):1852.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-015-3432-1.

Capsule Commentary on Al-Khatib et al., Future Research Prioritization: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy in Older Patients

Nicoletta Riva  1 , Christian Borg Xuereb  2
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Capsule Commentary on Al-Khatib et al., Future Research Prioritization: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy in Older Patients

Nicoletta Riva et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2015 Dec.
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