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Investigation of factors affecting dose-area product during single-vessel percutaneous coronary intervention at the General Hospital of Ioannina “CHATZIKOSTA” Cover

Investigation of factors affecting dose-area product during single-vessel percutaneous coronary intervention at the General Hospital of Ioannina “CHATZIKOSTA”

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|Apr 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjmpe-2025-0004 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
Language: English
Page range: 39 - 50
Submitted on: Sep 5, 2024
Accepted on: Jan 10, 2025
Published on: Apr 2, 2025
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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