Blood compatibility of heparinized polyurethanes
β Scribed by Heyman, Peter W. ;Kim, Sung Wan
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1985
- Weight
- 593 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0025-116X
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