Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease : prevalence among Yemeni school children and studies of the immunopathogenesis of the disease
Background: The epidemiological, genetic and host immunogenetic association between Group A P haemolytic Streptococcal (GAS) pharyngotonsillitis and the subsequent development of Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) and Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is an area of major interest. RHD still remains an importan...
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University of Liverpool
2012
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.569117 |