Approach to generator change

Clinical Cardiac Pacing, Defibrillation, and Resynchronization Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 827-853

  Kutalek, Steven P ^a,b   Kantharia, Bharat K ^c,d   Maquilan, J March ^b,e  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e St Mary Medical Center   (United States)

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EID: 80053572181     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-2536-8.50025-X     Document Type: Chapter

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