Transaesophageal echocardiography in the management of patients in the surgical and cardiothoracic intensive care unit
β Scribed by P. Simon; W. Zwoelfer; Ch. Rosenits; A.N. Owen; F. Coraim; W. Mohl
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 100 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0888-6296
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