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Research Article

Comorbidities, risk factors and outcomes in patients with heart failure and an ejection fraction of more than or equal to 40% in primary care- and hospital care-based outpatient clinics

B. ErikssonDivision of Family Medicine, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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P. WändellDivision of Family Medicine, NVS, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden; View further author information
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U. DahlströmDepartment of Cardiology and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, SwedenLinköping; View further author information
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P. NäsmanCentre for Safety Research, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden; View further author information
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L. H. LundKarolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Unit of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; View further author information
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M. EdnerCardiology Unit, N3: 06, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute and University Hospital, Stockholm, SwedenView further author information
Pages 207-215 | Received 05 Oct 2017, Accepted 19 Mar 2018, Published online: 10 Apr 2018

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