Asymptomatic myocardial involvement in acute dengue virus infection in a cohort of adult Sri Lankans admitted to a tertiary referral centre

British Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 171-173

  Satarasinghe, Ravindra L ^a   Arultnithy, Kanagasinham ^a   Amerasena, Neomali L ^a   Bulugahapitiya, Uditha ^a   Sahayam, Deshu V ^a  

^a Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SRI LANKA; SYMPTOM; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS;

EID: 34447124040     PISSN: 09696113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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