Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 5 , Pages 384-389 , 2006

Endoscopic Radial Artery Harvest for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

  • Tzu-Yu Lin

      Affiliations

    • Anesthesiology, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 30 June 2005 ,Revised 15 August 2005 ,Accepted 4 October 2005.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60134-0

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60134-0

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 5 , Pages 384-389 , 2006

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