Rheumatic fever in Indigenous Australian children

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 527-533

  Parnaby, Matthew G ^a   Carapetis, Jonathan R ^b  

^a Centre for Disease Control   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; acute rheumatic fever; Australia; child health; Indigenous; rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

AUSTRALIA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 77957159311     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01841.x     Document Type: Review

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