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Chang-Lun Huang1, Heng-Chung Chen, Hung-Che Huang

  • 1Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital.

Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery : Official Journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia
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