Is CURE a cure for acute coronary syndromes? Statistical versus clinical significance
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Is CURE a cure for acute coronary syndromes? Statistical versus clinical significance.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(02)01945-9