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Impact of a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown on acute coronary syndrome referrals
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Impact of a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown on acute coronary syndrome referrals
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633-635
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2020-07-06
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Cardiol J 2020;27(5):633-635.
Authors
Erik W. Holy
Philipp Jakob
Robert Manka
Barbara E. Stähli
Patrick T. Siegrist
Frank Ruschitzka
Christian Templin
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