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Editorial
. 2016 Apr 20:353:i2074.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.i2074.

β blockers for heart failure

Arno W Hoes  1
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Editorial

β blockers for heart failure

Arno W Hoes. BMJ. .

Abstract

End under-prescribing for women and older adults

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: I have read and understood the BMJ Group policy on declaration of interests and declare the following interests: none.

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