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Editorial: Reflections on current coronary care

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Hugenholtz, P.G., Laird-Meeter, K., Balakumaran, K. et al. Editorial: Reflections on current coronary care. Intensive Care Med 4, 1–3 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01683129

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