The athlete's heart

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 275-281

  Zaidi, Abbas ^a   Sharma, Sanjay ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79956339030     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2011.72.5.275     Document Type: Review

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