Acute rheumatic fever in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey: A 30-year experience in a single center

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 361-368

  Örün, Utku Arman ^a   Ceylan, Özben ^a   Bilici, Meki ^b   Karademir, Selmin ^a   Öcal, Burhan ^a   Şenocak, Filiz ^a   Özgür, Senem ^a   Doğan, Vehbi ^a   Yılmaz, Osman ^a   Keskin, Mahmut ^a  

^a DR SAMI ULUS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b FATIH UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute rheumatic fever; Anatolia; Clinical presentation; Incidence; Jones criteria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CARDITIS; CHILD; CHOREA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 84857055696     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-011-1555-x     Document Type: Article

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