Letter by carapetis regarding article, "is primary prevention of rheumatic fever the missing link in the control of rheumatic heart disease in africa?"

Circulation

Volumn 121, Issue 15, 2010, Pages

  Carapetis, Jonathan R ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SORE THROAT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 77951428335     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e3181dbdde0     Document Type: Letter

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