A Radiographic Clue to Diagnose Twiddler’s Syndrome
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2156-3977,2156-3993
DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2016.070601