Mid-Term Result of the Clinical Treatment for Pacemaker Infection with Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure
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Treatment of sternal wound infection with vacuum-assisted closure.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Arrhythmia
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1880-4276,1883-2148
DOI: 10.4020/jhrs.27.op53_3