Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 36, Issue 9 , Pages 2573-2578 , November 2004

Early hormonal therapy stabilizes hemodynamics during donor procurement

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doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.10.016

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 36, Issue 9 , Pages 2573-2578 , November 2004

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