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Editorial
. 2017 Jan-Apr;10(1):1-4.
doi: 10.4103/0974-2069.197054.

Should we close small ventricular septal defects?

Sangeetha Viswanathan  1 , R Krishna Kumar  2
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Editorial

Should we close small ventricular septal defects?

Sangeetha Viswanathan et al. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2017 Jan-Apr.
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