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Main Author: Emad Mohamed Hijazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2010-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382010000300017