Welder identity, weld date, and the risk of outlet strut fracture in Björk-Shiley convexo-concave valves: The Dutch cohort study

Heart

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 510-512

  Kallewaard, Marjon ^a,b   Algra, Ale ^a   Van Der Graaf, Yolanda ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bj rk Shiley CC valve; Heart valve prosthesis; Strut fracture; Welder identity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BJOERK SHILEY VALVE PROSTHESIS; FRACTURE; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030459227     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.76.6.510     Document Type: Article

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