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Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease : prevalence among Yemeni school children and studies of the immunopathogenesis of the disease

2012-01-01

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Background: The epidemiological, genetic and host immunogenetic association between Group A P haemolytic Streptococcal (GAS) pharyngotonsillitis and the subsequent development of Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) and Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is an area of major interest. RHD still remains an important contributor to cardiovascular disease in children and adults in Yemen. Aims: The purpose of this study was to deter...

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Literature Corpus work: cda3793b-faaf-5171-9688-3474235dfbea
DOI: 10.17638/03062864

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