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Review
. 2006 Feb;92(2):282-8.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.080481.

Cardiac sarcoidosis

Abdul R Doughan  1 , Byron R Williams
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Review

Cardiac sarcoidosis

Abdul R Doughan et al. Heart. 2006 Feb.
No abstract available

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In compliance with EBAC/EACCME guidelines, all authors participating in Education in Heart have disclosed potential conflicts of interest that might cause a bias in the article

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