Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: John H. Gibbon, Jr (1903-1973).

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charlotte, SC. Electronic address:

Published: March 2014

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