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Section 7 - Disease Management in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit: Incidence; Aetiology; Diagnosis; Prognosis; Treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2018

Kamen Valchanov
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Papworth Hospital
Nicola Jones
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Papworth Hospital
Charles W. Hogue
Affiliation:
Northwestern University in Chicago
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