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Editorial
. 2007;34(1):8-10.

Open-heart surgery in Nigeria: indications and challenges

John C Eze, Ndubueze Ezemba
Editorial

Open-heart surgery in Nigeria: indications and challenges

John C Eze et al. Tex Heart Inst J. 2007.
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Fig. 1 Fluctuations, from 1974 through 2000, in numbers of open-heart-surgery patients treated throughout Nigeria.
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Fig. 2 Histogram showing the number of patients per age-group during the 1974–2000 period.
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