The spectrum of rheumatic heart disease in the Southeastern Anatolia endemic region: Results from 1,900 patients

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-72

  Ozer, Orhan ^a   Davutoglu, Vedat ^a   Sari, Ibrahim ^a   Akkoyun, Dursun C ^a   Sucu, Murat ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SEX FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 65349143174     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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