004 * AORTIC ARCH SURGERY FOR OCTOGENARIANS: IS IT JUSTIFIED?
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عنوان ژورنال: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1569-9293,1569-9285
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivt372.4