Hydrotherapy in heart failure: A case report

Clinics

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 824-827

  Carvalho, Vitor Oliveira ^a   Bocchi, Edimar Alcides ^a   Guimarães, Guilherme Veiga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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EID: 70349625616     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322009000800020     Document Type: Letter

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