The stark reality of rheumatic heart disease

European Heart Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 1070-1073

  Carapetis, Jonathan R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; FEMALE; MALE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

EID: 84929620489     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu507     Document Type: Editorial

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