Risks for and prevention of infective endocarditis

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 327-344

  Child, J S ^a  

^a UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 0030054552     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8651(05)70287-3     Document Type: Article

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