Rheumatic Fever in Large Cohort of Adolescents in Israel

Rheumatic Fever in Large Cohort of Adolescents in Israel

Background: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) remains a major worldwide healthcare problem, despite its progressive decline in developed countries. The aims of our study were to estimate the prevalence of ARF among adolescents in Israel and to investigate risk factors.Methods: The study population consist...

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Main Authors: Yossy Machluf, Yoram Chaiter, Rivka Farkash, Anat Sebbag, Daniel Lyon Fink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
rheumatic fever
prevalence
risk factors
Israel
valvar disease
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2019.00328/full

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