Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Bypass Grafting: Sternal Wound Infection in High-Risk Population. Should Sternal Infection Scare Us?
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1179-0652,1179-0652
DOI: 10.1177/1179065218789375