Rheumatic heart disease: pilot study for a population-based evaluation of prevalence and cardiovascular outcomes among schoolchildren in Nepal


Autoria(s): Shrestha, Nikesh Raj; Kalesan, Bindu; Karki, Prahlad; Sherpa, Kunjang; Basnet, Anil; Urban, Philip; Pilgrim, Thomas
Data(s)

2012

Resumo

To evaluate a protocol for a population-based programme targeting the prevention of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) progression by early echocardiographic diagnosis of valvular lesions and timely implementation of secondary prevention.

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http://boris.unibe.ch/14390/1/Shrestha%20BMJOpen%202012.pdf

Shrestha, Nikesh Raj; Kalesan, Bindu; Karki, Prahlad; Sherpa, Kunjang; Basnet, Anil; Urban, Philip; Pilgrim, Thomas (2012). Rheumatic heart disease: pilot study for a population-based evaluation of prevalence and cardiovascular outcomes among schoolchildren in Nepal. BMJ open, 2(5) London: BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001616 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001616>

doi:10.7892/boris.14390

info:doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001616

info:pmid:23087010

urn:issn:2044-6055

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

BMJ Publishing Group

Relação

http://boris.unibe.ch/14390/

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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Fonte

Shrestha, Nikesh Raj; Kalesan, Bindu; Karki, Prahlad; Sherpa, Kunjang; Basnet, Anil; Urban, Philip; Pilgrim, Thomas (2012). Rheumatic heart disease: pilot study for a population-based evaluation of prevalence and cardiovascular outcomes among schoolchildren in Nepal. BMJ open, 2(5) London: BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001616 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001616>

Palavras-Chave #610 Medicine & health
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article

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NonPeerReviewed