King of hearts: The true story of the maverick who pioneered open heart surgery
β Scribed by Todd Miller
- Book ID
- 114123881
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 53 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0149-7944
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