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Pre-hospital delay among patients with acute myocardial infarction in Saudi Arabia

A cross-sectional study

Ahmed F. ALAhmadi, Mohammed F. ALSaedi, Abdullah E. Alahmadi, Mohammad G. Alharbi, Ibraheem H. Alharbi and Sami A. Radman Al-Dubai
Saudi Medical Journal August 2020, 41 (8) 819-827; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.8.25185

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