Potential for global progress in control of chronic diseases: A turning point in 2011

Bridget Kelly; Kathleen C. Ostapkovich; Collin Weinberger; Valentin Fuster

doi:10.1016/j.gheart.2011.08.004

Potential for global progress in control of chronic diseases: A turning point in 2011

Bridget Kelly, Kathleen C. Ostapkovich, Collin Weinberger, Valentin Fuster

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	127-132
Number of pages	6
Journal	Global Heart
Volume	6
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2011.08.004
State	Published - Dec 2011

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