The contrary position to the nonresective treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm
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Drug Therapy for Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/0741-5214(85)90173-9