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European Heart Journal 2002 23(9):689-692; doi:10.1053/euhj.2001.3054
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Has the mortality rate from acute myocardial infarction fallen substantially in recent years?

C.-K. Wong and H.D. White

Cardiovascular Research Unit, Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

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