Immune suppressive treatment in paediatric myocarditis: still awaiting the evidence

M Burch

Editorial

M Burch. Heart. 2004 Oct.

. 2004 Oct;90(10):1103-4.

doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.034082.

M Burch

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