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Implementation Outcomes of an Intervention to Improve Myocardial Infarction Care in Tanzania

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|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4651 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 3, 2025
Accepted on: Jul 12, 2025
Published on: Aug 5, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2025 Julian T. Hertz, Francis M. Sakita, Zaheer Rik Munshi, Faraan O. Rahim, Daniel Mganga, Arafa Kachenje, James J. Munisi, Abigail S. Pyne, Prosper Bashaka, Adamu Kilungu, Ayshat Mussa Aboud, Hayden B. Bosworth, Janet Prvu Bettger, published by Ubiquity Press
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