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Editorial

Rising Above the Rhetoric: Mobile Applications and the Delivery of cost-effective Cardiovascular Care in resource-limited Settings

Dhruv S Kazi1 Division of Cardiology San Francisco General HospitalSan FranciscoCAUSA;2 Department of Medicine University of California San FranciscoSan FranciscoCAUSA;3 Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics University of California San FranciscoSan FranciscoCAUSACorrespondence[email protected]
,
Dorairaj Prabhakaran4 Centre for Chronic Disease Control & Public Health Foundation of IndiaNew DelhiIndia
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Ann F Bolger1 Division of Cardiology San Francisco General HospitalSan FranciscoCAUSA;2 Department of Medicine University of California San FranciscoSan FranciscoCAUSA
Pages 1-4 | Published online: 21 Jan 2015

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