Recanalization of chronic coronary occlusions by excimer-laser angioplasty
β Scribed by Gerald S. Werner; Arnd Buchwald; Christine Unterberg; Eberhard Voth; Heinrich Kreuzer; Volker Wiegand
- Book ID
- 119167866
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 299 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1558-3597
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