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Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 90-

  Gilchrist, Ian C ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; BALLOON DILATATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIRECT STENTING; DRUG ELUTING STENT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NONSURGICAL INVASIVE THERAPY; REGISTER;

EID: 84255161708     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.23493     Document Type: Editorial

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