Mortality and hospitalisation costs of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in New Zealand

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 692-697

  Milne, Richard J ^a,d   Lennon, Diana ^b   Stewart, Joanna M ^a   Vander Hoorn, Stephen ^c   Scuffham, Paul A ^e  

^a Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences School of Population Health   (New Zealand)

^b Department of Community Paediatrics ^*  (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d Health Outcomes Associates Ltd   (New Zealand)

^e GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cost; mortality; rheumatic fever; rheumatic heart disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAORI; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864677276     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02446.x     Document Type: Article

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