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The elderly patient with coronary heart disease: Contemporary practices and future challenges

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Wenger, N.K. The elderly patient with coronary heart disease: Contemporary practices and future challenges. Aging Clin Exp Res 6, 209–212 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03324243

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