DEFINING NORMATIVE VALUES AND DISPERSION IN OUTCOME MEASURES AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY IN INFANTS
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Meaningful outcome measures in cardiac surgery.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(10)60425-1