Prevalence of Rheumatic and Congenital Heart Disease in Schoolchildren of Kathmandu Valley in Nepal

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 615-618

  Man Bahadur, K C ^a,b   Sharma, D ^a   Shrestha, M P ^a   Gurung, S ^a   Rajbhandari, S ^a   Malla, R ^a   Rajbhandari, R ^a   Limbu, Y R ^a   Regmi, S R ^a   Koirala, B ^a  

^a Shahid Gangalal National Heart Center   (Nepal)

^b Shahid Gangolal Natl Heart Center   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; Epidemiology; Rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NEPAL; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 10744223726     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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