Anatomical correlate of permanent cardiac pacemaker
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Permanent cardiac pacemaker: an emergency perspective
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Biomedical Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0976-9633
DOI: 10.7439/ijbr.v6i5.1983