Echocardiographic assessment of radiation-induced mitral valve disease in a child
โ Scribed by G. Bosi; M. Scorrano
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 291 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-0449
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