Morbidity and prognostic factors in chronic chagasic cardiopathy

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 159-166

  Rocha, Manoel Otávio C ^a   Nunes, Maria Carmo P ^a   Ribeiro, Antonio L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Chagas disease; Heart failure; Morbidity; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 68949221182     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900022     Document Type: Article

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