To Retest or Not to Retest the Experience of a Cardiology Emergency Clinic During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ştefan, Miruna F.; Magda, Stefania L.; Bratu, Dan V.; Cosmulescu, Graţiela; Şuran, Maria C.B.; Bădulescu, Elena; Velcea, Andreea E.; Mihăilă, Sorina; Iacobescu, Loredana; Rimbaş, Roxana C.; Vinereanu, Dragoş

doi:10.2478/rjc-2022-0018

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To Retest or Not to Retest the Experience of a Cardiology Emergency Clinic During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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