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Coronary artery bypass surgery in Syrian refugees

Outcomes in a Turkish tertiary center

Mazlum Şahin, Semi Ozturk, Tuğba İ. Mert, Gündüz Durmuş and Mehmet Mustafa Can
Saudi Medical Journal August 2018, 39 (8) 781-786; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.8.22498
Mazlum Şahin
From the Department of Cardiology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Millet Cadddesi Aksaray, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
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Semi Ozturk
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Tuğba İ. Mert
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Gündüz Durmuş
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Mehmet Mustafa Can
From the Department of Cardiology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Millet Cadddesi Aksaray, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
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