23 Year Old Lady with Recurrent Palpitations: a Case of Wolff- Parkinson-White Syndrome

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  • Anne Mc Donald
  • Catherine Gaffney

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Medicine

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2009-01-01

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Mc Donald, A. ., & Gaffney, C. (2009). 23 Year Old Lady with Recurrent Palpitations: a Case of Wolff- Parkinson-White Syndrome. Trinity Student Medical Journal , 10(1), 10–12. Retrieved from https://ojs.tchpc.tcd.ie/index.php/tsmj/article/view/1608

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