Evaluation of Novel Metrics of Symptom Relief in Acute Heart Failure: The Worst Symptom Score
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Lay Consultations in Heart Failure Symptom Evaluation.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiac Failure
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1071-9164
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.12.015