Editorial Comment: Expanding lung donation: the use of uncontrolled non-heart beating donors
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Expanding lung donation: the use of uncontrolled non-heart beating donors.
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1010-7940,1873-734X
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs461