Hypercoagulability – The Underdiagnosed and Undertreated Nemesis of Congenital Heart Surgery
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1053-0770
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2018.01.016