Systematic review of rheumatic heart disease prevalence in children in developing countries: The role of environmental factors

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 229-234

  Steer, A C ^a   Carapetis, J R ^a   Nolan, T M ^a   Shann, F ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Environmental medicine; Rheumatic heart disease; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRITION; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; URBANIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0036271450     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2002.00772.x     Document Type: Article

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