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Socioeconomic and Environmental Risk Factors among Rheumatic Heart Disease Patients in Uganda

BACKGROUND: 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. AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate the role o...

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Autores principales:	Okello, Emmy, Kakande, Barbara, Sebatta, Elias, Kayima, James, Kuteesa, Monica, Mutatina, Boniface, Nyakoojo, Wilson, Lwabi, Peter, Mondo, Charles K., Odoi-Adome, Richard, Juergen, Freers
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2012
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3428272/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22952810 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043917

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