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1 November 2004
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November 01 2004
Cardiac Repair With Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cells
Laurie G. Futterman, ARNP, MSN, CCRN;
Laurie G. Futterman, ARNP, MSN, CCRN
The Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla.
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Louis Lemberg, MD
Louis Lemberg, MD
The Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fla.
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Am J Crit Care (2004) 13 (6): 512–518.
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Laurie G. Futterman, Louis Lemberg; Cardiac Repair With Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cells. Am J Crit Care 1 November 2004; 13 (6): 512–518. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2004.13.6.512
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