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Assessment of quality of life in clinical trials of cardiovascular therapies*

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  • *

    Based on a workshop, June 20–21, 1983, Bethesda, Maryland, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases, Clinical Trials Branch, Federal Building, Room 216, Bethesda, Maryland 20205. Publication of Workshop Proceedings: formal presentations, panel presentations, edited discussions, working group reports, and recommendations by LeJacq Publishing, Inc., 1984.

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