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Editorial
. 2016 Aug 24;5(9):e004196.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.004196.

Mental Stress and Myocardial Ischemia: Young Women at Risk

Anita Wokhlu  1 , Carl J Pepine  2
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Editorial

Mental Stress and Myocardial Ischemia: Young Women at Risk

Anita Wokhlu et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; ischemia; ischemic heart disease; sex differences; stress; women.

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