Targeted investment needed to end rheumatic heart disease in Africa

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¹ Department of Cardiology, Uganda Heart Institute, Mulago Hospital Complex, Kampala, Uganda. Electronic address: emmyoks@gmail.com.
² Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Medical Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.

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Emmy Okello et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2021 Jul.

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doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00215-1. Epub 2021 May 10.

¹ Department of Cardiology, Uganda Heart Institute, Mulago Hospital Complex, Kampala, Uganda. Electronic address: emmyoks@gmail.com.
² Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Medical Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.

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