Hyperendemic Chagas Disease and the Unmet Need for Pacemakers in the Bolivian Chaco
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1 University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America, 2 New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America, 3 Rowan University of School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, New Jersey, United States of America, 4 Universidad Catolica San Pablo, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 5 Salvacor Foundation, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 6 Centro de Salud Eiti, Gutierrez, Bolivia, 7 Hospital Municipal Camiri, Camiri, Bolivia, 8 Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America, 9 University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, 10 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, 11 University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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