The African-American Heart Failure Trial: background, rationale and significance.

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Published in J Natl Med Assoc on September 01, 2002

Authors

Anne L Taylor1, Jay N Cohn, Manuel Worcel, Joseph A Franciosa, A-HeFT Investigators. African-American Heart Failure Trial

Author Affiliations

1: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.

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