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European Heart Journal 2002 23(23):1806-1808; doi:10.1053/euhj.2002.3309
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The quality of life in chronic disease—heart failure is as bad as it gets

R. Archana and D. Gray

Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, U.K.

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