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Editorial
. 2005 Sep;91(9):1131-3.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.057570.

Preventing recurrent rheumatic fever: the role of register based programmes

M McDonald, A Brown, S Noonan, J R Carapetis
Editorial

Preventing recurrent rheumatic fever: the role of register based programmes

M McDonald et al. Heart. 2005 Sep.

Abstract

Despite dramatic gains of the last century, acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease remain major preventable causes of morbidity and mortality in many parts of the world.

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