Incidence of acute rheumatic fever in the world: A systematic review of population-based studies

Heart

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1534-1540

  Tibazarwa, K B ^a   Volmink, J A ^b   Mayosi, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATIC FEVER; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 56749091554     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2007.141309     Document Type: Review

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