Practices and attitudes concerning oral health in pediatric cardiology clinics to prevent infective endocarditis

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1500-1502

  Olderog Hermiston, Eileen J ^a,b   Nowak, Arthur J ^a   Kanellis, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0032526078     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00207-0     Document Type: Article

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