Penicillin clinic; a model program for prevention of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Pakistan
PJC-Pakistan Journal of Cardiology. 2007; 18 (3-4): 66-72
in English
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| ID: emr-84930
ABSTRACT
Rheumatic Fever/Rheumatic Heart Disease [RF/RHD] is the most common cardiovascular disease in children and young adults and remains a major health problem in developing countries. Currently, it affects an estimated 15.6 million people world-wide. Recent data from Pakistan has shown a very high prevalence of RHD in both urban and rural population. In a large cross-sectional survey conducted on more than 25,000 urban school children from inner Lahore, has estimated prevalence of 22/1000
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Penicillins
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Rheumatic Fever
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World Health Organization
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Pilot Projects
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Prevalence
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Cross-Sectional Studies
Type of study:
Case report
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Prevalence study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Pak. J. Cardiol.
Year:
2007
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