Neuropathology of chronic chagasic cardiopathy: A diagnostic reassessment

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 233-239

  Rossi, Lino ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART INNERVATION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPATHY; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030200601     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1054-8807(96)00007-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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