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Characterization of patients withcardiac insufficiency in the first level of attention in Manizales (Colombia) 2005-2008

Caracterización de pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca en el primer nivel de atención de la ciudad de Manizales (Colombia) 2005-2008





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Castaño Castrillón, J. J., Giraldo, J. F., Herrera, H. D., Jaramillo Jiménez, J., NoreñaVillada, J. M., & Restrepo, M. (2010). Characterization of patients withcardiac insufficiency in the first level of attention in Manizales (Colombia) 2005-2008. Archivos De Medicina (Manizales), 10(2), 127-138. https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.10.2.1292.2010
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Castaño Castrillón, J. J., Giraldo, J. F., Herrera, H. D., Jaramillo Jiménez, J., NoreñaVillada, J. M., & Restrepo, M. (2010). Characterization of patients withcardiac insufficiency in the first level of attention in Manizales (Colombia) 2005-2008. Archivos De Medicina (Manizales), 10(2), 127-138. https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.10.2.1292.2010

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José Jaime Castaño Castrillón
José Fernando Giraldo
Hernán Darío Herrera
Juliana Jaramillo Jiménez
Juan Miguel NoreñaVillada
Maggaly Restrepo

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