Telemedicine to Support Heart Failure Patients during Social Distancing: A Systematic Review

Serlie Fatrin; Salwa Auliani; Samuel Pratama; Thiara Maharani Brunner; Bambang Budi Siswanto

doi:10.5334/gh.1175

Telemedicine to Support Heart Failure Patients during Social Distancing: A Systematic Review

Global Heart

Volume 17 (2022): Issue 1

By: Serlie Fatrin , Salwa Auliani, Samuel Pratama , Thiara Maharani Brunner and Bambang Budi Siswanto

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