Epidemiologic profiles of subclinical rheumatic heart disease in children

Background Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) causes premature deaths every year worldwide. Low socioeconomic level is considered to be a risk factor facilitating the transmission of airway infections due to Streptococcus pyogenes. Subclinical RHD is a stage of RHD in which heart valve abnormalities have...

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Main Authors: Dewi Rahmawati Syam, Deny Salverra Yosy, Achirul Bakri, Ria Nova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House 2020-11-01
Series:Paediatrica Indonesiana
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Online Access:https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/2422