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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

In-hospital and long-term mortality in infective endocarditis in injecting drug users compared to non-drug users: A retrospective study of 192 episodes

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Pages 197-204 | Received 19 Mar 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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