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Clinical presentation and outcomes of patients with acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease seen at a tertiary hospital setting in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
BACKGROUND: The incidence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) has waned in Western countries, however that is not the situation in developing nations. METHODS: Records were reviewed of patients from the Eastern Cape municipal districts who presented to the Paediatric Car...
Autores principales: | Makrexeni, Zongezile Masonwabe, Pepeta, Lungile |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Clinics Cardive Publishing
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5642025/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28430286 http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2017-019 |
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