The role of transthoracic echocardiography in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis in children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 950-954

  Aly, Ashraf M ^a   Simpson, Pippa M ^a   Humes, Richard A ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032884394     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.153.9.950     Document Type: Article

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