The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 3 , Pages 495-502 , September 2010

Non Solus—A leadership challenge

  • G. Alexander Patterson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: G. Alexander Patterson, MD, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8234, St Louis, Mo 63110.

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 Presented at the 90th Annual Meeting, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, May 3, 2010, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00616-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.06.014

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 3 , Pages 495-502 , September 2010