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

BORIS DOI
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
23087010
Description
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.
Date of Publication
2012
Publication Type
Article
Subject(s)
Language(s)
en
Contributor(s)
Shrestha, Nikesh Raj
Karki, Prahlad
Sherpa, Kunjang
Basnet, Anil
Urban, Philip
Additional Credits
Series
BMJ open
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
ISSN
2044-6055
Access(Rights)
open.access
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