Anatomy of the mitral valve

Heart

Volumn 88, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2002, Pages

  Ho, Siew Yen ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CANAL; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0036839367     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.88.suppl_4.iv5     Document Type: Review

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