World Rare Disease Day – 29th of February 2016 III Conference of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases at John Paul II Hospital in Krakow
Journal Title: Journal of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 6
Abstract
The third Conference of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases took place at the John Paul II Hospital in Krakow, Poland on the 29th of February 2016. The conference was organized as part of the World Rare Disease Day 2016 annually celebrated by the Centre for Rare Cardiovascular Diseases in Krakow, Poland (...)
Authors and Affiliations
Natalia Dłużniewska, Grzegorz Kopeć, Tomasz Grodzicki, Elżbieta Fryżlewicz- - Chrapisińska, Anna Prokop-Staszecka, Piotr Podolec
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