A Systematic Review of Population-Based Studies of Infective Endocarditis

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MedicineInfective endocarditisConfidence intervalEpidemiologyPopulationEndocarditisMEDLINEDemographyPediatricsInternal medicineEnvironmental health

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Year: 2007
Type: review
Volume: 132
Issue: 3
Pages: 1025-1035
Citations: 326
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                                    Imad M. Tleyjeh, 
                                
                                    Ahmed Abdel‐Latif, 
                                
                                    Hazim Rahbi
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2007). 
                            A Systematic Review of Population-Based Studies of Infective Endocarditis. 
                            CHEST Journal
                            , 132
                            (3)
                            , 1025-1035.
                            https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.06-2048
                        

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DOI: 10.1378/chest.06-2048