Performance by age groups in biological and mechanical cardiac valve replacement

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 130-136

  Fradet, Guy J ^a   Jamieson, W R Eric ^a   Miyagishima, Robert T ^a   Munro, A Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0342850295     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: 02184923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/021849239700500302     Document Type: Article

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