Why do UK cardiac surgeons not perform their first choice operation for coronary artery bypass graft?
- PMID: 12433905
- PMCID: PMC1767439
- DOI: 10.1136/heart.88.6.643
Why do UK cardiac surgeons not perform their first choice operation for coronary artery bypass graft?
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