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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Detection of unrecognized clinical heart failure in elderly hypertensive women attended in primary care setting

Vivencio Barrios Cardiology Department, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, SpainCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Carlos Escobar Cardiology Department, Hospital Infanta Sofia, Madrid, Spain
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Alex De La Sierra Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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José Luis Llisterri Primary Care Center Ingeniero Joaquín Benlloch, Valencia, Spain
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Diego González-Segura Medical Department, Almirall S.A. (Barcelona), Spain
Pages 301-307 | Received 21 Jan 2010, Accepted 26 Mar 2010, Published online: 29 Jun 2010

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