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European Heart Journal 1999 20(8):562-566; doi:10.1053/euhj.1998.1392
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World Heart Federation

International co-operation in world cardiology. The role of the World Heart Federation

A. Bayés de Lunaf1

revised October 28, 1998; accepted October 28, 1998

f1 Correspondence:Dr A. Bayés de Luna, World Heart Federation, P.O. Box 117, CH-1211 Geneva 12, Switzerland.

Bosse, RRose, C

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