Income, Geography, and Etiology as Factors Associated with Valve Replacement Outcomes: A Nationwide Cohort of 63,426 Patients in a Middle-Income Country
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1581 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Page range: 63 - 63
Submitted on: Jun 16, 2026
Accepted on: Aug 13, 2026
Published on: Aug 25, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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© 2026 Leonardo Dexheimer da Silva, João Luís Freitas, Felipe Dircêu Dantas Leite Pessôa, Elinthon Tavares Veronese, Carlos Manuel de Almeida Brandão, Roney O. Sampaio, Guilherme Sobreira Spina, Flávio Tarasoutchi, published by Ubiquity Press
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