Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Children and Young Adults in Nicaragua

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1809-1814

  Paar, John A ^a   Berrios, Nubia M ^b   Rose, John D ^c   Cáceres, Mercedes ^b   Peña, Rodolfo ^b   Pérez, Wilton ^b   Chen Mok, Mario ^d   Jolles, Erik ^d   Dale, James B ^e  

^a WAKEMED HEALTH AND HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b en el Jardín botánico ambiental de la UNAN León   (Nicaragua)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CHILD; CONSENSUS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NICARAGUA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; NICARAGUA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953122743     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.01.364     Document Type: Article

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