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Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
International Child Health
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HLA antigens in black South African children with rheumatic heart disease

I. E. HaffejeeDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, King Edward VIII Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa
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M. G. HammondNatal Institute of Immunology, Durban, South Africa
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A. MoosaDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, King Edward VIII Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa
Pages 17-22 | Received 24 Nov 1981, Published online: 13 Jul 2016

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