Lesson from Practice
Transient cortical blindness related to coronary angiography and graft study
Kiam K Lim MB BS,
Dorothy J Radford MD FRACP,
Kiam K Lim MB BS
Cardiology Registrar
The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, QLD.
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Dorothy J Radford MD FRACP
Deputy Director of Cardiology
The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, QLD.
Correspondence: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorKiam K Lim MB BS,
Dorothy J Radford MD FRACP,
Kiam K Lim MB BS
Cardiology Registrar
The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, QLD.
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Dorothy J Radford MD FRACP
Deputy Director of Cardiology
The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, QLD.
Correspondence: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorNo abstract is available for this article.
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