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. 1991 Jun;65(6):299–301. doi: 10.1136/hrt.65.6.299

Should we get up in the morning? Observations on circadian variations in cardiac events.

D Mulcahy, H Purcell, K Fox
PMCID: PMC1024669  PMID: 1675866

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