The changing face of infective endocarditis

Heart

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1365-1366

  Cecchi, Enrico ^a   Imazio, M ^a   Trinchero, R ^a  

^a MARIA VITTORIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FINLAND; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CROSS INFECTION; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FINLAND; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS;

EID: 33750063494     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2006.092635     Document Type: Editorial

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