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Does paediatric cardiology have a fuzzy future?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2006

Rodney C.G. Franklin
Affiliation:
Directorate of Paediatric Cardiology, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

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Editorial Comment
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© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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