Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 101-103 , April 2009

The Role of the CSANZ in ‘Closing the Gap’: An Indigenous Cardiologists Perspective

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2009.01.006

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 101-103 , April 2009