Prevalence of rheumatic and congenital heart disease in school children of Andhra Pradesh, South India

Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-14

  Kumari, N Rama ^a   Raju, I Bhaskara ^b   Patnaik, Amar N ^a   Barik, Ramachandra ^a   Singh, Amarpal ^a   Pushpanjali, A ^c   Laxmi, V ^a   Ramakrishna, L Satya ^a  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c OSMANIA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease (CHD); Echocardiography; Rheumatic heart disease (RHD)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOTIC HEART DISEASE; DEXTROCARDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY SUBVALVULAR STENOSIS; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84879822742     PISSN: 09753583     EISSN: 09762833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcdr.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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