What makes a heart murmur innocent?

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 82-91

  Gessner, Ira H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART CYCLE; HEART MURMUR; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SKILL;

EID: 0031413202     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-19970201-05     Document Type: Review

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