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. 1974 Jan;1(1):52–60.

RADIOISOTOPE POWERED CARDIAC PACEMAKERS

Fred N Huffman 1,2,3, Joseph J Migliore 1,2,3, William J Robinson 1,2,3, John C Norman 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC287459  PMID: 15216007

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