Let's Face It: Consumer-Focused Technology Is the Future of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Treatment.

Prog Cardiovasc Dis

Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

Published: April 2017

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