Open Heart: A Cardiac Surgeon's Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table
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Stephen Westaby., & Stephen Westaby|AUTHOR. (2017). Open Heart: A Cardiac Surgeon's Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table . Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephen Westaby and Stephen Westaby|AUTHOR. 2017. Open Heart: A Cardiac Surgeon's Stories of Life and Death On the Operating Table. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephen Westaby and Stephen Westaby|AUTHOR. Open Heart: A Cardiac Surgeon's Stories of Life and Death On the Operating Table Basic Books, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stephen Westaby, and Stephen Westaby|AUTHOR. Open Heart: A Cardiac Surgeon's Stories of Life and Death On the Operating Table Basic Books, 2017.
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Full title | open heart a cardiac surgeons stories of life and death on the operating table |
Author | westaby stephen |
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