A Cross-sectional study to look at the determinants of poor adherence to secondary penicillin prophylaxis for rheumatic heart disease at a tertiary care center in South India

A Cross-sectional study to look at the determinants of poor adherence to secondary penicillin prophylaxis for rheumatic heart disease at a tertiary care center in South India

Background: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) continues to create havoc in the developing countries even decades after its discovery. It is entirely preventable through primordial, primary, and secondary level intervention. Secondary prevention is a reasonable treatment option in patients in India, but...

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Main Authors: Lalita Nemani, Jyotsna Maddury, Ramachandra Barik, Ashok Kumar Arigondam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology
Subjects:
Acute rheumatic fever
compliance
eradication
rheumatic heart disease
secondary penicillin prophylaxis
Online Access:http://www.jcpconline.org/article.asp?issn=2250-3528;year=2018;volume=7;issue=1;spage=5;epage=10;aulast=Nemani

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