Rheumatic heart disease prevalence among schoolchildren in Ankara, Turkey

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-206

  Olguntürk, Rana ^a   Aydin, G Burça ^a   Tunaoǧlu, F Sedef ^a   Akalin, Nursel ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Rheumatic heart disease; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 0033107613     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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