Endovascular repair for thoracic aortic pathologies-early and midterm results

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-46

  Ting, Albert C W ^a   Cheng, Stephen W K ^a   Ho, Pei ^a   Chan, Yiu Che ^a   Poon, Jensen T C ^a   Cheung, Grace C Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aortic; Endovascular; Thoracic

Indexed keywords

EID: 62949244013     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: 02193108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60007-5     Document Type: Article

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