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. 1965 Mar;27(2):236–251. doi: 10.1136/hrt.27.2.236

VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY IN CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE WITH THE USE OF THE FRANK SYSTEM*

Alberto Benchimol 1, Evandro G Lucena 1
PMCID: PMC503305  PMID: 14264014

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