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Editorial
. 2019 Sep;14(3):265-267.
doi: 10.1016/j.gheart.2019.04.004. Epub 2019 May 18.

Beyond Sharing and Shifting: Raising the Bar for Global Rheumatic Heart Disease Control

Scott S Lee  1 , Rajesh Vedanthan  2
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Editorial

Beyond Sharing and Shifting: Raising the Bar for Global Rheumatic Heart Disease Control

Scott S Lee et al. Glob Heart. 2019 Sep.
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The authors report no relationships that could be construed as a conflict of interest.

Figures

FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 1.. Simple schematic of a team-based model for rheumatic heart disease management.
CHW, community health worker; CO, clinical officer; MO, medical officer.
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