538 CARDIAC AND THROMBOEMBOLIC MORBIDITY AFTER TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
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عنوان ژورنال: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1063-4584
DOI: 10.1016/s1063-4584(09)60559-8