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. 1995 May;73(5 Suppl 2):16–25. doi: 10.1136/hrt.73.5_suppl_2.16

Intracoronary ultrasound: current state of the art

Peter P Kearney 1, Ian R Starkey 1, George R Sutherland 1
PMCID: PMC483895  PMID: 7612393

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