Waiting for coronary angioplasty.
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Predictors for waiting time for coronary angioplasty in a high risk population.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.303.6804.717-a