Declining prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in rural schoolchildren in India: 2001-2002

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 158-160

  Jose, V Jacob ^a   Gomathi, M ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Epidemiology; Rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; AORTIC VALVE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RURAL HEALTH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0043269338     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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