Incidence, predictors, and outcomes after severe primary graft dysfunction in pediatric heart transplant recipients
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Socioeconomic position and graft failure in pediatric heart transplant recipients.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1053-2498
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.1310