Does percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty accelerate atherosclerotic lesions?
β Scribed by Nguyen, Khiem P. V. ;Shaw, Richard E. ;Myler, Richard K. ;Webb, John G. ;Stertzer, Simon H.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 587 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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