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. 1992 Feb 22;304(6825):481–482. doi: 10.1136/bmj.304.6825.481

Safety of subaqua diving with a patent foramen ovale.

S J Cross ¹, S A Evans ¹, L F Thomson ¹, H S Lee ¹, K P Jennings ¹, T G Shields ¹

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