Early surgery in infective endocarditis

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 267-278

  Olaison, L ^a,b   Hogevik, H ^a   Myken, P ^a   Oden, A ^c   Alestig, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029986603     PISSN: 00335622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/89.4.267     Document Type: Article

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