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Is Sauna Bathing Protective of Sudden Cardiac Death? A Review of the Evidence.
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Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2019 May 15. pii: S0033-0620(19)30076-3. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2019.05.001. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
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