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Hydra, a Computer-Based Platform for Aiding Clinicians in Cardiovascular Analysis and Diagnosis
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Hydra, a Computer-Based Platform for Aiding Clinicians in Cardiovascular Analysis and Diagnosis

Published on: September 26, 2018

Cardiovascular disease risk factor reduction and the occupational health nurse

A Russo, E Pryor, K C Brown

    AAOHN Journal : Official Journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
    |September 1, 1990
    PubMed

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