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Frans J Th Wackers, MD, PhD (Born 1939)

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The members of the History Corner include: Barry Zaret, MD (Acting Chair); George Beller, MD; Heinz Schelbert,MD, PhD; Frank Bengel, MD; Steven Port, MD and H. William Strauss, MD.

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Beller, G.A., the History Corner. Frans J Th Wackers, MD, PhD (Born 1939). J. Nucl. Cardiol. 27, 1439–1442 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-020-02351-6

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