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Proficiency in Coronary Angiography: Local Experience and College Requirements

Received 16 September 2004 ,Revised 4 January 2006 ,Accepted 5 February 2006.

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Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 163-167 , June 2006