Transesophageal echocardiography and orthotopic liver transplantation: General concepts
β Scribed by De Wolf, Andre
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 32 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1074-3022
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