Prognostic factors at initial presentation in patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 297-300

  Sharieff, S ^a   Zaman, K S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DETERIORATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MULTIPARA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAKISTAN; PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY; PROGNOSIS; PUERPERIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 39349083419     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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