Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in school-going children of Eastern Uttar Pradesh

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-43

  Misra, Mukul ^a   Mittal, Mahim ^a   Singh, R K ^a   Verma, A M ^a   Rai, Rajendra ^a   Chandra, Gyan ^a   Singh, D P ^a   Chauhan, Rahul ^a   Chowdhary, Vijay ^a   Singh, R P ^a   Mall, A K ^a   Khan, Mohd J ^a   Khare, Suyash ^a   Yadav, K B ^a  

^a BRD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Echocardiography epidemiology; Rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34047104618     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: 00194832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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