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Acute myocardial infarction — home or hospital care?

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The majority of deaths in developed countries are from heart diseases, and acute myocardial infarction is now the largest component of these.

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McAvoy, B.R., Levenstein, J.H. (1983). Acute myocardial infarction — home or hospital care?. In: Fry, J. (eds) Common Dilemmas in Family Medicine. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9192-3_4

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