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Temporary pacemakers for non-cardiac surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2005

Cs. Csontos
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Pécs and Heart Institute, Pécs, Hungary
L. Bogar
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Pécs and Heart Institute, Pécs, Hungary
L. Melczer
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Pécs and Heart Institute, Pécs, Hungary
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© 2003 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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