To Never Know Heartbreak – Fetal Cardiac Intervention to Treat Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Authors

  • Andrea Weitz School of Medicine, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland

Keywords:

Medicine

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2013-01-01

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Weitz, A. (2013). To Never Know Heartbreak – Fetal Cardiac Intervention to Treat Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Trinity Student Medical Journal , 14(1), Page 52–58. Retrieved from https://ojs.tchpc.tcd.ie/index.php/tsmj/article/view/1785

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