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Editorial
. 2016 Sep;144(3):311-313.
doi: 10.4103/0971-5916.198672.

Predictors of mortality in chronic rheumatic heart disease

K K Talwar  1 , Abhinit Gupta  1
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Editorial

Predictors of mortality in chronic rheumatic heart disease

K K Talwar et al. Indian J Med Res. 2016 Sep.
No abstract available

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