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Heart Disease in Adults With Down Syndrome Between 1996 and 2016

Veronica Fitzpatrick, Anne Rivelli, Kelsey Bria and Brian Chicoine
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2020, 33 (6) 923-931; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.190425
Veronica Fitzpatrick
the Advocate Aurora Health, Downers Grove, IL (VF, AR, BC); James R. and Helen H. Russell Center for Research & Innovation, Park Ridge, IL (VF, AR); Rosalind Franklin Medical University/Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL (KB); Advocate Medical Group Adult Down Syndrome Center, Park Ridge, IL (BC).
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Anne Rivelli
the Advocate Aurora Health, Downers Grove, IL (VF, AR, BC); James R. and Helen H. Russell Center for Research & Innovation, Park Ridge, IL (VF, AR); Rosalind Franklin Medical University/Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL (KB); Advocate Medical Group Adult Down Syndrome Center, Park Ridge, IL (BC).
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Kelsey Bria
the Advocate Aurora Health, Downers Grove, IL (VF, AR, BC); James R. and Helen H. Russell Center for Research & Innovation, Park Ridge, IL (VF, AR); Rosalind Franklin Medical University/Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL (KB); Advocate Medical Group Adult Down Syndrome Center, Park Ridge, IL (BC).
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Brian Chicoine
the Advocate Aurora Health, Downers Grove, IL (VF, AR, BC); James R. and Helen H. Russell Center for Research & Innovation, Park Ridge, IL (VF, AR); Rosalind Franklin Medical University/Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL (KB); Advocate Medical Group Adult Down Syndrome Center, Park Ridge, IL (BC).
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