Saphenous vein graft rupture during percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
β Scribed by Namay, David L. ;Roubin, Gary S. ;Tommaso, Carl L. ;Warren, Stafford G. ;Douglas, John S. ;King, Spencer B.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 469 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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