Infective endocarditis prophylaxis in children

Hospital Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 685-689

  Venugopalan, P ^a   Worthing, E A ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHILD; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; ORAL HYGIENE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032172606     PISSN: 14623935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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