Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 56-62 , 2006

Scimitar Syndrome

  • Ulf Gudjonsson
    • ,
  • John W. Brown

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to John W. Brown, MD, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, 545 Barnhill Dr, EH 215, Indianapolis, IN, 46202-5123

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PII: S1092-9126(06)00012-3

doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2006.02.011

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 9, Issue 1 , Pages 56-62 , 2006

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