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Infective endocarditis during infancy and childhood : current status

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Sanyal, S.K., Al-Fadel Saleh, M.A. & Abu-Melha, A. Infective endocarditis during infancy and childhood : current status. Indian J Pediatr 55, 51–79 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02722559

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