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European Heart Journal 2002 23(8):597-599; doi:10.1053/euhj.2001.3017
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Substantial variations in clinical outcome following hospitalization for heart failure

P.J. Block, D. Schoors and G. van Camp

University Hospital, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium

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