Socioeconomic and environmental risk factors among rheumatic heart disease patients in Uganda.

<h4>Background</h4>Although low socioeconomic status, and environmental factors are known risk factors for rheumatic heart disease in other societies, risk factors for rheumatic heart disease remain less well described in Uganda.<h4>Aims and objective</h4>The objective of thi...

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Main Authors: Emmy Okello, Barbara Kakande, Elias Sebatta, James Kayima, Monica Kuteesa, Boniface Mutatina, Wilson Nyakoojo, Peter Lwabi, Charles K Mondo, Richard Odoi-Adome, Freers Juergen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22952810/pdf/?tool=EBI