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Editorial
. 2019 Oct 10;113(3):355-356.
doi: 10.5935/abc.20190178.

Rheumatic Fever in Brazil: What Color Should It Be?

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Chris T Longenecker  1   2
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Editorial

Rheumatic Fever in Brazil: What Color Should It Be?

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Chris T Longenecker. Arq Bras Cardiol. .
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  • Rheumatic Fever: A Disease without Color.
    Figueiredo ET, Azevedo L, Rezende ML, Alves CG. Figueiredo ET, et al. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2019 Jul 29;113(3):345-354. doi: 10.5935/abc.20190141. eCollection 2019. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2019. PMID: 31365604 Free PMC article.

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