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Hyperuricemia and Its Prognostic Value in Patients with Rheumatic Heart Disease

Paolo P. Villanueva, Ana Beatriz D. Medrano, Noe A. Babilonia
Dec 2015 DOI 10.69944/pjc.65cc766182

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Paolo P. Villanueva, MD; Ana Beatriz D. Medrano, MD; Noe A. Babilonia, M

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