Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 12, Issue 6 , Pages 416-421 , August 2006

Ancient Egyptian Medicine and the Concept of Heart Failure

Received 21 October 2005 ,Revised 28 February 2006 ,Accepted 2 March 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2006.03.001

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 12, Issue 6 , Pages 416-421 , August 2006

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