Length of hospital stay and its impact on subsequent early readmission in patients with acute heart failure: a report from the WET-HF Registry
Hidenori MoriyamaTakashi KohnoShun KohsakaYasuyuki ShiraishiRyoma FukuokaYuji NagatomoAyumi GodaAtsushi MizunoKeiichi FukudaTsutomu Yoshikawa
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