Has the prevalence of rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease really changed? A hospital-based study

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 152-157

  Routray, S N ^a  

^a SCB MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Hospital survey; Rheumatic fever; Rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 0041766272     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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