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ACS Patients in India: Younger, Poorer, Sicker, and Dying
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Title ACS Patients in India: Younger, Poorer, Sicker, and Dying
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/573493?src=rss
Description A new registry analysis of almost 21 000 STEMI and non-STEMI patients admitted to Indian hospitals suggests that the country, along with other developing nations, is in dire need of better emergency services, healthcare insurance, and public-education campaigns if any dint is to be made in the global CVD epidemic. Heartwire
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Apr 26, 2008
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