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Dear Dr Jaffer,
Congratulations on what I believe will be a seminal paper.
I would be grateful for a PDF reprint of any of your papers that describe this protocol in any more detail than is included in your JACC paper.
Many thanks
Saqib Chowdhary MD PhD
Posted by: Dr Saqib ChowdharyDecember 14, 2011, 8:50 AM
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Some amazing work here! Would be also very gratefull for a pdf explaining better on what was done. Thanks and best regards,
Ariadna
Ariadna Costa Mugica, MSc.
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ReplyPosted by: ahmedaOctober 22, 2011, 6:21 AM