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Charnaia M.A.

RNTsKh im. akad. B.V. Petrovskogo RAMN, Moskva

Dement'eva I.I.

RNTsKh im. akad. B.V. Petrovskogo RAMN, Moskva

Morozov Iu.A.

RNTsKh im. akad. B.V. Petrovskogo RAMN, Moskva

Is it aprotinin renaissance now?

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Charnaia M.A., Dement'eva I.I., Morozov Iu.A.

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To cite this article:

Charnaia MA, Dement'eva II, Morozov IuA. Is it aprotinin renaissance now? Russian Journal of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2014;7(4):96‑99. (In Russ.)

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