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Pattern of heart failure in a Nigerian teaching hospital

Arthur C OnwuchekwaDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Godspower E AsekomehDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Pages 745-750 | Published online: 07 Sep 2009

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