Coarctation of the Aorta: References

Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 18th Edition. By Robert M. Kliegman, MD, Bonita M.D. Stanton, MD, Joseph St. Geme, Nina Schor and Richard E. Behrman, MD. Saunders. 2007

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