Targeted Echocardiographic Screening for Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease in Northern Uganda: Evaluating Familial Risk Following Identification of an Index Case
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Title
Targeted Echocardiographic Screening for Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease in Northern Uganda: Evaluating Familial Risk Following Identification of an Index Case
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Keywords
Cardiovascular diseases, Echocardiography, Human families, Group A streptococcal infection, Genetic predisposition, Schools, Uganda, Public and occupational health
Journal
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Volume 10, Issue 6, Pages e0004727
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2016-06-14
DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0004727
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