Clinical, angiographic, and interventional follow-up of patients with aortic-saphenous vein graft connectors
β Scribed by J.H. Traverse; M.R. Mooney; W.R. Pedersen
- Book ID
- 113413743
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 54 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1062-1458
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