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. 1960 Sep;15(3):229–232. doi: 10.1136/thx.15.3.229

Anatomical Observations on the Course of the Azygos Vein (Vena Azygos Major)

Hilel Nathan 1,*
PMCID: PMC1018568  PMID: 13727912

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