Do not touch the sternum--thoracotomy incisions for HVAD implantation

Tobias Deuse; Hermann Reichenspurner

doi:10.1097/MAT.0000000000000039

Do not touch the sternum--thoracotomy incisions for HVAD implantation

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Do not touch the sternum--thoracotomy incisions for HVAD implantation. / Deuse, Tobias; Reichenspurner, Hermann.

in: ASAIO J, Jahrgang 60, Nr. 2, 09.01.2014, S. 234-236.

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Harvard

Deuse, T & Reichenspurner, H 2014, 'Do not touch the sternum--thoracotomy incisions for HVAD implantation', ASAIO J, Jg. 60, Nr. 2, S. 234-236. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000000039

APA

Deuse, T., & Reichenspurner, H. (2014). Do not touch the sternum--thoracotomy incisions for HVAD implantation. ASAIO J, 60(2), 234-236. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000000039

Vancouver

Deuse T, Reichenspurner H. Do not touch the sternum--thoracotomy incisions for HVAD implantation. ASAIO J. 2014 Jan 9;60(2):234-236. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000000039

Bibtex

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