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European Heart Journal 2000 21(9):712-719; doi:10.1053/euhj.1999.1878
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Clinical Perspective

Cost effectiveness of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator

P.R. Roberts, T.R. Betts and J.M. Morganf1

Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, U.K.

revised June 29, 1999; accepted July 7, 1999

f1 Correspondence: Dr J. M. Morgan, Department of Electrophysiology, Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton University Hospitals, Tremona Road, Southampton, U.K.

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