The primary prevention of rheumatic fever

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 534-548

  Kerdemelidis, Melissa ^a   Lennon, Diana R ^a   Arroll, Bruce ^a   Peat, Briar ^a   Jarman, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Northland District Health Board   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

rheumatic fever; school based; sore throat; streptococcus

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

AUSTRALIA; CROWDING; ECONOMICS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITION; PHARYNGITIS; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SORE THROAT; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTION;

AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RHEUMATIC FEVER;

EID: 77957124543     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01854.x     Document Type: Review

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