Classification of Pectus Excavatum According to Objective Parameters From Chest Computed Tomography

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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

سال: 2016

ISSN: 0003-4975

DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.079