The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 5 , Pages 1133-1134 , May 2007

Five-year cognitive outcomes: Surgical effects or natural progression of vascular disease

  • John W. Hammon Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: John W. Hammon, Jr, MD, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1096.
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  • David A. Stump, PhD

Received 27 October 2006 ,Accepted 2 November 2006.

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PII: S0022-5223(06)02194-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.11.032

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 5 , Pages 1133-1134 , May 2007

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