A glimpse of hope: cardiac surgery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
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عنوان ژورنال: Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2223-3652,2223-3660
DOI: 10.21037/cdt.2019.11.03