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Research Article

Biological versus mechanical prosthesis in 3279 patients from the Swedish in-patients register

Laila HellgrenDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fredrik GranathDepartment of Medical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Anders EkbomDepartment of Medical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Elisabeth StåhleDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
Pages 223-228 | Received 14 Dec 2010, Accepted 09 Mar 2011, Published online: 20 Apr 2011

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