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Rising Ethnic Inequalities in Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease, New Zealand, 2000–2018

We describe trends in acute rheumatic fever (ARF), rheumatic heart disease (RHD), and RHD deaths among population groups in New Zealand. We analyzed initial primary ARF and RHD hospitalizations during 2000–2018 and RHD mortality rates during 2000–2016. We found elevated rates of initial ARF hospital...

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Autores principales: Bennett, Julie, Zhang, Jane, Leung, William, Jack, Susan, Oliver, Jane, Webb, Rachel, Wilson, Nigel, Sika-Paotonu, Dianne, Harwood, Matire, Baker, Michael G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7774562/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33350929
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2701.191791