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Published in: Clinical Research in Cardiology 7/2016

01-07-2016 | Letter to the Editors

We are CHARLIE: emotional stress from “Charlie Hebdo attack” extensively relayed by media increases the risk of cardiac events

Authors: Francesco Della Rosa, Jérôme Van Rothem, Bruno Dongay, Atul Pathak

Published in: Clinical Research in Cardiology | Issue 7/2016

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Metadata
Title
We are CHARLIE: emotional stress from “Charlie Hebdo attack” extensively relayed by media increases the risk of cardiac events
Authors
Francesco Della Rosa
Jérôme Van Rothem
Bruno Dongay
Atul Pathak
Publication date
01-07-2016
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Clinical Research in Cardiology / Issue 7/2016
Print ISSN: 1861-0684
Electronic ISSN: 1861-0692
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-015-0958-5

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