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. 2020 Apr 14;141(15):e743-e745.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.046749. Epub 2020 Mar 17.

The Role of the American Heart Association in the Global COVID-19 Pandemic

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The Role of the American Heart Association in the Global COVID-19 Pandemic

Mitchell S V Elkind et al. Circulation. .
No abstract available

Keywords: coronavirus infections; epidemiology; heart failure; hypertension; life expectancy; pandemics; social determinants of disease.

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