Prevention and management of cardiovascular events during travel

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 227-230

  Leon, Miltiadis N ^a   Lateef, Mujahed ^b   Fuentes, Francisco ^b  

^a Department of Internal Medicine

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0001128789     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.1996.tb00752.x     Document Type: Review

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