Diagnosis of rheumatic fever : Current status of Jones criteria and role of echocardiography

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 283-286

  Saxena, Anita ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Arthralgia; Jones criteria; Valvular regurgitation

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

BIOPSY; CHILD; HUMANS; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 0034170639     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02758174     Document Type: Conference Paper

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