Risk Factors for Acute Rheumatic Fever: Literature Review and Protocol for a Case-Control Study in New Zealand

Risk Factors for Acute Rheumatic Fever: Literature Review and Protocol for a Case-Control Study in New Zealand

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and its sequela, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), have largely disappeared from high-income countries. However, in New Zealand (NZ), rates remain unacceptably high in indigenous Māori and Pacific populations. The goal of this study is to identify potentially modifiable risk...

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Main Authors: Michael G Baker, Jason Gurney, Jane Oliver, Nicole J Moreland, Deborah A Williamson, Nevil Pierse, Nigel Wilson, Tony R Merriman, Teuila Percival, Colleen Murray, Catherine Jackson, Richard Edwards, Lyndie Foster Page, Florina Chan Mow, Angela Chong, Barry Gribben, Diana Lennon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
acute rheumatic fever
rheumatic heart disease
case-control
risk factors
group a streptococcus
housing
crowding
environmental tobacco smoke
health care access
sore throat
skin infection
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/22/4515

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