Incidence of Major Cardiovascular Events in Immigrants to Ontario, Canada
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In addition to the material contained in this appendix, information about the CANHEART initiative and the Immigrant study (including a slide deck) can be found on the study web site at www.canheart.ca.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 132 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015