Percutaneous Transluminal Mitral Commissurotomy for Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis in a 5-Year-Old Child
โ Scribed by Ullah, Maad; Sultan, Mehboob; Akbar, Hajira; Sadiq, Nadeem
- Book ID
- 113024648
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 612 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0172-0643
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