Image-guided intramyocardial cell injection: putting a puzzle piece in the right place
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Image-guided intramyocardial cell injection: putting a puzzle piece in the right place
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عنوان ژورنال: Netherlands Heart Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1568-5888,1876-6250
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-014-0608-y