Infective endocarditis complicating tricuspid valve disease in the carcinoid syndrome.

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  • D G Menzies
  • I W Campbell
  • I R Starkey
چکیده

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • British medical journal

دوره 296 6623  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1988