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Chapter 16 - Surgical pathology of the heart

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2015

By
Gregory A. Fishbein ,
Atsuko Seki  and
Michael C. Fishbein
Edited by
Alberto M. Marchevsky  and
Mark R. Wick
Gregory A. Fishbein
Affiliation:
David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine
Atsuko Seki
Affiliation:
Tokyo Medical Center
Michael C. Fishbein
Affiliation:
David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine
Alberto M. Marchevsky
Affiliation:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
Mark R. Wick
Affiliation:
University of Virginia
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Pathology of the Mediastinum , pp. 285 - 316
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Print publication year: 2000

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