End-User Experience of the 2012 WHF Echocardiographic Criteria for Diagnosis of Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Global Survey
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1388 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 1, 2024
Accepted on: Dec 30, 2024
Published on: Jan 27, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2025 Lene Thorup, Cleonice Mota, Krishna Kumar, Joselyn Rwebembera, James Marangou, Julius Chacha Mwita, Kate Ralston, Bo Reményi, Andrea Beaton, Liesl Zühlke, Ana Olga Mocumbi, published by Ubiquity Press
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