Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:173-174
© 1990 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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Uncomfortable issues
L.Henry Edmunds, Jr, MD*
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
* Address reprint requests to Dr Edmunds, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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