Invited commentary

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 907-908

  Losanoff, Julian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORTICAL BONE; NONINFECTIOUS STERNAL DEHISCENCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STERNOTOMY; WIRE FIXATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 33747376073     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.05.059     Document Type: Note

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