Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 149-157 , April 2001

Evaluation of neurologic assessment and outcomes in cardiac surgical patients

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 Address reprint requests to Robert A. Baker, PhD, Cardiac Surgical Research, Department of Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Adelaide, South Australia, 5042. E-mail: Rob.Baker@flinders.edu.au

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Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 149-157 , April 2001