The worldwide epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are significant public health concerns around the world. Despite decreasing incidence, there is still a significant disease burden, especially in developing nations. This review provides background on the history of ARF, its pathology and...

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Autores principales: Seckeler, Michael D, Hoke, Tracey R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3046187/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21386976
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S12977
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description Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are significant public health concerns around the world. Despite decreasing incidence, there is still a significant disease burden, especially in developing nations. This review provides background on the history of ARF, its pathology and treatment, and the current reported worldwide incidence of ARF and prevalence of RHD.
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spelling pubmed-30461872011-03-08 The worldwide epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease Seckeler, Michael D Hoke, Tracey R Clin Epidemiol Review Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are significant public health concerns around the world. Despite decreasing incidence, there is still a significant disease burden, especially in developing nations. This review provides background on the history of ARF, its pathology and treatment, and the current reported worldwide incidence of ARF and prevalence of RHD. Dove Medical Press 2011-02-22 /pmc/articles/PMC3046187/ /pubmed/21386976 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S12977 Text en © 2011 Seckeler and Hoke, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_fullStr The worldwide epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
title_full_unstemmed The worldwide epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
title_short The worldwide epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
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