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Editorial
. 2017 Mar 2;6(3):e005666.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.005666.

Clinical Impact and Costs of Echocardiographic Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease

James N Kirkpatrick  1 , Catherine M Otto  2
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Editorial

Clinical Impact and Costs of Echocardiographic Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease

James N Kirkpatrick et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; echocardiography; rheumatic heart disease.

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