Rheumatic Fever Follow-Up Study (RhFFUS) protocol: a cohort study investigating the significance of minor echocardiographic abnormalities in Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander children

Rheumatic Fever Follow-Up Study (RhFFUS) protocol: a cohort study investigating the significance of minor echocardiographic abnormalities in Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander children

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In Australia, rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is almost exclusively restricted to Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander people with children being at highest risk. International criteria for echocardiographic diagnosis of RH...

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Main Authors: Rémond Marc Gerard Wootton, Atkinson David, White Andrew, Hodder Yvonne, Brown Alex DH, Carapetis Jonathan R, Maguire Graeme Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Rheumatic heart disease
Acute rheumatic fever
Screening
Aboriginal
Torres Strait Islander
Indigenous
Diagnosis
Prevention
Australia
Echocardiography
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2261/12/111

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