Sydenham's chorea in Jerusalem: Still present

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 460-462

  Korn Lubetzki, Isabelle ^a,b   Brand, Abraham ^a  

^a BIKUR CHOLIM HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ashkenazi Jews; Jerusalem; Recurrence; Rheumatic fever; Sydenham's chorea

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G; THIOPROPERAZINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOREA MINOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOREATIC DISORDERS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RHEUMATIC FEVER;

EID: 4444361864     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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