Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in India at the turn of the century

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-37

  Padmavati, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INDIA; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

INDIA; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 0035237541     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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