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Incidence, prevalence and outcomes of rheumatic heart disease in South Africa: a systematic review protocol

BACKGROUND: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the principal cause of acquired heart disease affecting people living largely in poverty and deprived conditions. Sub-Saharan Africa was long thought to be the hotspot of the disease but recent reports suggest that this is no longer the case. South Africa...

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Autores principales: Zühlke, Liesl, Watkins, David, Engel, Mark E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4067809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24916089
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-004844