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West J Med. 1998 October; 169(4): 232–239.
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Case presentation and review: constrictive pericarditis.
L Osterberg, R Vagelos, and J E Atwood
Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
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