An epidemiological study to assess the true incidence and prevalence of rheumatic heart disease and acute rheumatic fever in New Caledonian school children

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• 作者：Philippe Corsenac ; Rachel C Heenan ; Adam Roth ; Bernard Rouchon ; Nina Guillot and Damian Hoy
• 刊名：Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：July 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：52
• 期：7
• 页码：739-744
• 全文大小：425K
• ISSN：1440-1754

文摘

To provide in New Caledonian school children (i) the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) detected by annual screening program using new World Heart Federation diagnostic criteria; (ii) the point prevalence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF); and (iii) to investigate socio-demographic risk factors associated with RHD.