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Original Articles

P-wave duration and dispersion in children with uncomplicated familial Mediterranean fever

Derya ArslanDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, 42080, Konya, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bulent OranDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, 42080, Konya, Turkey
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Fatma YazılıtasDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
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Harun PeruDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
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Derya CimenDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, 42080, Konya, Turkey
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Husamettin VatansevDepartment of Biochemistry, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
Pages 1166-1171 | Received 27 Jun 2012, Accepted 05 Dec 2012, Published online: 14 Jan 2014

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