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A comparative study of hematological parameters between patients with essential hypertension without cardiovascular comorbidity and in combination with coronary artery disease and chronic heart failure Cover

A comparative study of hematological parameters between patients with essential hypertension without cardiovascular comorbidity and in combination with coronary artery disease and chronic heart failure

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|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/enr-2025-0011 | Journal eISSN: 1336-0329 | Journal ISSN: 1210-0668
Language: English
Page range: 95 - 106
Published on: Aug 28, 2025
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences
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