Incidence of acute rheumatic fever in New Zealand children and youth

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 685-691

  Milne, Richard J ^a,d   Lennon, Diana R ^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

District Health Board; ethnicity; incidence; New Zealand; rheumatic fever; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAORI; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEW ZEALAND; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84864695145     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02447.x     Document Type: Article

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