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References For Aortic Valve Stenosis

Written by - Dr. Nithin Jayan, MBBS, DNB

Medically Reviewed by - Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on Jun 04, 2014

References:

Cecil Medicine, 23rd Ed.
Harrison's PRINCIPLES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, 17th Edition.

Author: Dr. Nithin Jayan

Editor: Dr. Sunil Shroff

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

Published on Oct 21, 2010
Last Updated on Jun 04, 2014

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