Cor Pulmonale and Pulmonary Complications of Cardiac Disease

Pediatric Respiratory Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 735-757

  Abman, Steven H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-032304048-8.50056-6     Document Type: Chapter

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