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Clinical focus: Infectious Diseases - Heath Outcomes

Stethoscope – An essential diagnostic tool or a relic of the past?

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Pages 240-244 | Received 30 Apr 2021, Accepted 24 Jun 2021, Published online: 02 Jul 2021

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