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. 2009 Mar;14(3):173-5.
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  1
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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.
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