Fetal and Neonatal Pulmonary Circulation
Inbunden, Engelska, 2000
Av E. Kenneth Weir, Stephen L. Archer, John T. Reeves, Minnesota) Weir, E. Kenneth (Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota) Archer, Stephen L. (Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Colorado) Reeves, John T. (Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, Weir, Archer Stephe, E Kenneth Weir, Stephen L Archer, John T Reeves
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2000-04-26
- Mått158 x 236 x 30 mm
- Vikt789 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieAmerican Heart Association Monograph Series
- Antal sidor416
- FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
- ISBN9780879934392