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. 1981 Jan;45(1):67–82. doi: 10.1136/hrt.45.1.67

Anatomico-electrophysiological correlations in the conduction system--a review.

R H Anderson, A E Becker, J Tranum-Jensen, M J Janse
PMCID: PMC482491  PMID: 7006654

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