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. 2018 Oct;33(10):1610-1613.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4514-7.

Evolution of the Incidence, Mortality, and Cost of Infective Endocarditis in Spain Between 1997 and 2014

M Heredia-Rodríguez  1   2 , A Hernández  1 , Juan Bustamante-Munguira  3   4 , F J Álvarez  2   5 , J M Eiros  2   6 , J Castrodeza  7 , E Tamayo  1   2
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Evolution of the Incidence, Mortality, and Cost of Infective Endocarditis in Spain Between 1997 and 2014

M Heredia-Rodríguez et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Epidemiology; Health care costs; Incidence; Infective endocarditis; Mortality.

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Population-adjusted incidence of infective endocarditis by gender in Spain between 1997 and 2014.
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