Prevalence of heart disease in school children in Thailand: a preliminary survey at Bang Pa-in.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1976 Mar; (1): 91-4
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-31487
ABSTRACT
A total of 2,764 students were examined from five schools in Bang Pa-in, district, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand; 12 were found to have heart disease, a prevalence of 4.34 per thousand examined. Of these 4 cases were known by their parents to have heart disease prior to our study. The prevalence of congenital heart disease was 3.3 and of rheumatic heart disease 1 per thousand students. The incidence of functional heart murmur was 46%. The prevalence rate of heart disease in Thai school children was similar to rates in reports from Canada, America and Iran.
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Assunto principal:
Tailândia
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Criança
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Pré-Escolar
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Adolescente
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Sopros Cardíacos
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Cardiopatias Congênitas
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Defeitos dos Septos Cardíacos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Ano de publicação:
1976
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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