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Constrictive pericarditis: Its history and current status

  1. Noble O. Fowler M.D.*

Article first published online: 4 FEB 2009

DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960180610

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Clinical Cardiology

Volume 18, Issue 6, pages 341–350, June 1995

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Fowler, N. O. (1995), Constrictive pericarditis: Its history and current status. Clin Cardiol, 18: 341–350. doi: 10.1002/clc.4960180610

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  1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

*University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Medical Sciences Building 231 Bethesda Avenue M.L. #542 Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA

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  1. Issue published online: 4 FEB 2009
  2. Article first published online: 4 FEB 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 14 JUN 1994
  4. Manuscript Received: 17 MAY 1994

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