Cardiac resynchronization therapy in becker muscular dystrophy: for which patients?
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University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 401, Haddon Avenue Camden, New Jersey, USA e-mail: fayssoil2000@ yahoo.fr
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese
دوره 51 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010