Richtlinien zur herzschrittmachertherapie: Indikationen, systemwahl, nachsorge

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 611-628

  Lemke, Bernd ^a,b   Fischer, Wilhelm ^a   Schulten, Hans Karl ^a  

^a Abt für Kardiologie und Angiologie ^*

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

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