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Somatic growth following the modified Fontan procedure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Robert Weintraub*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Samuel Menahem*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
*
Robert Weintraub and Samuel Menahem, Department of Cardiology, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia. Tel: 61 3 345 5717; Fax: 61 3 3474 5708; E-mail: [email protected]
Robert Weintraub and Samuel Menahem, Department of Cardiology, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia. Tel: 61 3 345 5717; Fax: 61 3 3474 5708; E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

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