Specialty and training differences in the reported use of endocarditis prophylaxis at an Academic Medical Center

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 657-660

  Seto, Todd B ^a,b   Thomas, Lisa ^b   Baden, Lindsey R ^c   Manning, Warren J ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0035700225     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(01)00936-6     Document Type: Article

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