The Hasty Generalization Fallacy: Not All Coronary Artery Disease is the Same

Overview

Journal Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc

Date 2024 Apr 17

PMID 38628293

Authors

Elena Bacigalupi

Francesco Pelliccia

Marco Zimarino

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