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Review Article

A Review of Spontaneous Closure of Ventricular Septal Defect

Jun ZhangCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, MS,
Jong Mi Ko
, BA,
Joseph M. Guileyardo
, MD &
William C. Roberts
, MD
Pages 516-520 | Published online: 11 Dec 2017

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