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Balancing Risks and Benefits: Percutaneous Coronary Interventionin Old Age

DOI https://doi.org/10.70302/jpsim.v4i3.2337
Received: 11 May 2023 Accepted: 20 Jun 2023 Published Online: 25 Sep 2023

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Dastgir N. Balancing Risks and Benefits: Percutaneous Coronary Interventionin Old Age. J Pak Soc Intern Med. 2023;4(3):188–189. doi:10.70302/jpsim.v4i3.2337

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