An epidemiologic investigation of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease among students aged 5-18 in west area of Sichuan province

Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Science)

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 533-535

  Chen, Xiaoping ^a   Zhang, Maoshun ^b   Huang, Dejia ^b   Huang, Minghui ^b   Xiong, Yunwen ^b   Xie, Manrong ^b   Shou, Yurong ^b   Li, Minglong ^b   Wu, Cheng ^b   Zeng, Huanqiong ^b   Li, Xiurong ^b   Zheng, Mingxia ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute rheumatic fever; Epidemiology; Rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHILD; CHINA; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

EID: 0141890011     PISSN: 1672173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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