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Rheumatic heart disease awareness in the South West region of Cameroon: A hospital based survey in a Sub-Saharan African setting

BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis and adequate treatment of Group A streptococcal throat infection is an important initial stage in the primary prevention of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. This preventable condition associated with high mortality rates mandates a thorough understanding...

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Autores principales:	Nkoke, Clovis, Luchuo, Engelbert Bain, Jingi, Ahmadou Musa, Makoge, Christelle, Hamadou, Ba, Dzudie, Anastase
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6155442/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30252868 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203864

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