Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 88-97 , September 2006

Enhanced External Counterpulsation for the Treatment of Angina Pectoris

  • Peter F. Cohn

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Peter F. Cohn, MD, Scientific, Stony Brook University, Health Sciences Center T-16, 080, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8167.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2006.04.001

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 88-97 , September 2006

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