Epidemiology of rheumatic heart disease.
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چکیده
We compared the incidence of rheumatic heart disease in elementary schoolchildren from low and high socioeconomic groups; children from one of the schools were rescreened 10 years later. The results showed that the incidence of rheumatic heart disease was significantly higher in low socioeconomic group but it is gradually declining.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 63 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988