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. 1997 Nov;78(5):431–436. doi: 10.1136/hrt.78.5.431

The role of exercise training in chronic heart failure

R Wielenga 1, A Coats 1, W Mosterd 1, I Huisveld 1
PMCID: PMC1892291  PMID: 9414999

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