Beating a sudden killer

被引:36
作者
Elefteriades, JA [1 ]
机构
[1] Yale Univ, New Haven, CT 06520 USA
[2] Yale New Haven Med Ctr, New Haven, CT USA
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D O I
10.1038/scientificamerican0805-64
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
When a young woman nearly died from a ruptured aneurysm, the author and the woman's husband began searching for ways to save other aneurysm patients from catastrophe.
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页码:64 / 71
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