Lack of adherence to the national guidelines on the prevention of rheumatic fever

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 52-56

  Robertson, Katharine A ^a   Volmink, Jimmy A ^b   Mayosi, Bongani M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOUTH AFRICA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

DISEASE NOTIFICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 13444280374     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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