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. 2000 Feb;83(2):224–235. doi: 10.1136/heart.83.2.224

Coronary angioplasty: guidelines for good practice and training

W Joint, C British
PMCID: PMC1729310  PMID: 10648503

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Results of a postal survey of the career intentions of all cardiology specialist registrar trainees in the UK in 1998. EP, electrophysiology.

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