Acute rheumatic fever and exposure to poor housing conditions in New Zealand: A descriptive study

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 358-364

  Oliver, Jane R ^a   Pierse, Nevil ^a   Stefanogiannis, Niki ^b   Jackson, Catherine ^c   Baker, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

^c Auckland Regional Public Health Service   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

cardiology; general paediatrics; infectious disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BED SHARING; CHILD; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING (AREA); DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOULD; NEW ZEALAND; PHARYNGITIS; RHEUMATIC FEVER; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SORE THROAT; INTERVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RHEUMATIC FEVER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85007579819     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.13421     Document Type: Article

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