Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in Zambian school children

Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in Zambian school children

Abstract Background The large global burden of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) has come to light in recent years following robust epidemiologic studies. As an operational research component of a broad program aimed at primary and secondary prevention of RHD, we sought to determine the current prevalen...

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Main Authors: John Musuku, Mark E. Engel, Patrick Musonda, Joyce Chipili Lungu, Elizabeth Machila, Sherri Schwaninger, Agnes Mtaja, Evans Mulendele, Dorothy Kavindele, Jonathan Spector, Brigitta Tadmor, Marcelo M. Gutierrez, Joris Van Dam, Laurence Colin, Aidan Long, Mark C. Fishman, Bongani M. Mayosi, Liesl J. Zühlke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatic fever
Screening
Cardiovascular disease
Control strategies
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-018-0871-8

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