Cardiac function during orthotopic liver transplantation with venovenous bypass
โ Scribed by S. P. S. CHEEMA; A. HUGHES; N. R. WEBSTER; M. C. BELLAMY
- Book ID
- 108626138
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 290 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-2409
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