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Russell, M.W.W., Wechsler, S. (2006). Genetic Disorders of the Cardiac Impulse. In: Dick, M. (eds) Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology in the Young. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 257. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29170-9_18
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