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Editorial
. 2013 Mar 21;368(12):1152-3.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMe1301680.

Still no closure on the question of PFO closure

Steven R Messé, David M Kent
Editorial

Still no closure on the question of PFO closure

Steven R Messé et al. N Engl J Med. .
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