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The role of devices in the closure of atrial septal defects in the oval fossa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Per G. Bjørnstad*
Affiliation:
Rikshospitalet, The National Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Per G. Bj¾rnstad, Dept of Paediatric Cardiology, Rikshospitalet, N-0027 Oslo, Norway. Tel: +47–22 86 90 92; Fax: +47–22 86 91 01
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