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. 2001 Jul;86(1):91–93. doi: 10.1136/heart.86.1.91

Symptom expectations and delay in acute myocardial infarction patients

K PERRY, K PETRIE, C ELLIS, R HORNE, R MOSS-MORRIS
PMCID: PMC1729795  PMID: 11410572

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