Clinical Profile and Factors Related to Compliance with Benzathine Penicillin G Prophylaxis among RF/RHD Patients at the Tarlac Provincial Hospital, Philippines
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2231-0614
DOI: 10.9734/bjmmr/2015/12084