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Congenital heart malformations: prevalence, severity, survival, and quality of life

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Milan Šamánek*
Affiliation:
Kardiocentrum, University Hospital Motol, Czech Republic
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Prof. MUDr. Milan Samanek, DrSc., Kardiocentrum, University Hospital Motol, 150 06 Praha 5, czech Republic. Tel: 00420–2–2443 2900; Fax: 00420–2–2443 2920; E-mail: milan.samanek@lfmotol.cuni.cz

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Edgar Mannheimer Lecture
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