SCIMITAR SYNDROME: A RARE CAUSE OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN A NEONATE
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Pulmonary hypertension in scimitar syndrome in infancy.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(15)60630-1