Prevention of rheumatic fever

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-92

  Carapetis, Jonathan ^a   Steer, Andrew ^b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LETTER; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SORE THROAT;

EID: 74049091809     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181bf53f3     Document Type: Letter

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