Wait, not so fast. Are the new American Heart Association endocarditis prophylaxis guidelines safe, and where is the proof?

Roland G Beaulieu¹

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PMID: 20190899
PMCID: PMC2690548
DOI: 10.1093/pch/14.3.173

Wait, not so fast. Are the new American Heart Association endocarditis prophylaxis guidelines safe, and where is the proof?

Roland G Beaulieu. Paediatr Child Health. 2009 Mar.

. 2009 Mar;14(3):173-5.

doi: 10.1093/pch/14.3.173.

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Roland G Beaulieu¹

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¹ North York General Hospital; Rouge Valley Health System; The Scarborough Hospital, Toronto; Markham Stouffville Hospital, Markham, Ontario.

PMID: 20190899
PMCID: PMC2690548
DOI: 10.1093/pch/14.3.173

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