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. 1994 Dec;72(6 Suppl):S30–S34. doi: 10.1136/hrt.72.6_suppl.s30

Role of autoimmunity in dilated cardiomyopathy

A L P Caforio 1
PMCID: PMC1025674  PMID: 7873322

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