Does use of a right internal thoracic artery increase deep wound infection and risk after previous use of a left internal thoracic artery?
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- 31 March 2006
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Vol. 131 (3) , 609-613
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.09.055
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