Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in school children in Bikaner: An echocardiographic study

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 54, Issue APR., 2006, Pages 279-282

  Periwal, K L ^a   Gupta, B K ^a   Panwar, R B ^a   Khatri, P C ^a   Raja, S ^a   Gupta, R ^b  

^a S P MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Monilek Hospital and Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MURMUR; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SCHOOL; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART MURMURS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENTS;

EID: 33645666433     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: 00045772     Source Type: Journal    
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