Rethinking Paediatric Cardiology Training in Canada.

CJC Pediatr Congenit Heart Dis

Division of Cardiology, the Labatt Family Heart Centre, the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Published: February 2024

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