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Review
. 2007 Apr;93(4):524-7.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.057794.

Infective endocarditis: a comparison of international guidelines

Francois Delahaye  1 , Joyce Wong, Peter G Mills
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Review

Infective endocarditis: a comparison of international guidelines

Francois Delahaye et al. Heart. 2007 Apr.
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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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