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Annals of Tropical Paediatrics
International Child Health
Volume 11, 1991 - Issue 3
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Infective endocarditis in children in the Guinea savannah of Nigeria

O. A. S. IfereCardiopulmonary Clinic, Department of Paediatrics, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria
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K. A. Masokano
Pages 233-240 | Received 14 Nov 1990, Published online: 13 Jul 2016

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