Rheumatic heart disease: current status of diagnosis and therapy
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عنوان ژورنال: Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2223-3652,2223-3660
DOI: 10.21037/cdt.2019.10.07