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Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1396-1397

  Desai, Nimesh ^a   Fremes, Stephen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY GRAFT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; HUMAN; INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TRANSIT TIME ULTRASOUND FLOW; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATIENT MONITORING;

COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; INDOCYANINE GREEN;

COLORING AGENTS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; INDOCYANINE GREEN; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE;

EID: 34247528208     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.11.070     Document Type: Letter

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