Rheumatic heart disease in Asia

Circulation

Volumn 118, Issue 25, 2008, Pages 2748-2753

  Carapetis, Jonathan R ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asia; Burden of illness; Echocardiography; Epidemiology; Rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASIA; BANGLADESH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; INDIA; MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; STROKE;

AGE FACTORS; ASIA; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMANS; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 58249140298     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.774307     Document Type: Article

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