Tropical diseases of the myocardium: a review.

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Published in Int J Gen Med on April 07, 2017

Authors

Zoe C Groom1, Aristotle D Protopapas2, Vasileios Zochios3,4

Author Affiliations

1: Costello Medical Consulting Limited, Cambridge.
2: Department of Surgery, Division of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London.
3: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
4: College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

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