10-year educational programme aimed at rheumatic fever in two French Caribbean islands

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Volumn 347, Issue 9002, 1996, Pages 644-648

  Bach, J F ^a   Chalons, S ^b   Forier, E ^b   Elana, G ^c   Jouanelle, J ^d   Kayemba, S ^e   Delbois, D ^f   Mosser, A ^b   Saint Aime C ^f   Berchel, C ^g  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b DDASS ^*  (Guadeloupe)

^c Centre Hospitalier du Lamanetin   (Martinique)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE FORT DE FRANCE   (France)

^e Hôpital Louis Dommergue   (Martinique)

^f Hôpital de Redoute   (Martinique)

^g CHU de Pointe a Pitre   (Guadeloupe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; CARDITIS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEMATURIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARTINIQUE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SCHOOL; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEVISION; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 13344294381     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)91202-7     Document Type: Article

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