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Perceptions, Insights, and Attitudes of Selected Filipino Female Physicians on Cardiovascular Risks and Diseases

Lilybell Victoria E. Estepa, Aileen Cynthia F. De Lara
Dec 2023 DOI 10.69944/pjc.c085d0715c

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Lilybell Victoria E. Estepa, MD | Aileen Cynthia F. De Lara, MD
Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Santo Tomas Hospital, España, Manila, Philippines

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Lilybell Victoria E. Estepa, MD
Email: lilybell.victoria@gmail.com; acfdelaramd@yahoo.com

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