Psychological Complications of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy

Cardiac Electrophysiology Review

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 342-344

  Conti, Jamie Beth ^a   Sears Jr , Samuel F ^a   Mirabal, Gloria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 2342484599     PISSN: 13852264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009931617685     Document Type: Article

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