Retrospective epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever : a 10-year review in the Waikato District Health Board area of New Zealand

Describes the epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and recurrent ARF cases in the Waikato District Health Board (DHB) area from 1 Jan 2002 to 31 Dec 2011. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the...

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Published in:	New Zealand medical journal Vol. 127; no. 1393; pp. 26 - 37
Main Author:	Pennock, Victoria
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New Zealand Pasifika Medical Association Group (PMAG) 02-05-2014
Subjects:	Acute Disease Adolescent Adult Antibiotics Bacterial diseases Cardiovascular disease Child Child, Preschool Diagnosis related groups Disease prevention DRGs Epidemiology Female Heart Humans Incidence Male Mortality New Zealand - epidemiology Patients Population Recurrence Retrospective Studies Rheumatic fever Rheumatic Fever - epidemiology Rheumatic Fever - ethnology Risk Factors Socioeconomic Factors New Zealand
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Summary:	Describes the epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and recurrent ARF cases in the Waikato District Health Board (DHB) area from 1 Jan 2002 to 31 Dec 2011. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
Bibliography:	Includes illustrations, references, tables Archived by the National Library of New Zealand Access restrictions apply. Archived copy only available onsite. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0028-8446 1175-8716 1175-8716