Risk Factors for Infective Endocarditis: Oral Hygiene and Nondental Exposures - Strom, Brian L.; Abrutyn, Elias; Berlin, Jesse A.; Kinman, Judith L.; Feldman, Roy S.; Stolley, Paul D.; Levison, Matthew E.; Korzeniowski, Oksana M.; Kaye, Donald (Circulation (New York, N.Y.), 2000)
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