Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease among Peruvian Children: A Two-Stage Sampling Observational Study.

Publikation

Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease among Peruvian Children: A Two-Stage Sampling Observational Study.

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 24.07.2015

Spitzer Ernest, Mercado Jorge, Islas Fabian, Rothenbühler Martina, Kurmann Reto, Zürcher Fabian, Krähenmann Peter, Llerena Nassip, Jüni Peter, Torres Pedro, Pilgrim Thomas

Schlagwörter (Tags)

Rheumatologie
Rheumatic
Heart
Disease

Zitation

Spitzer E, Mercado J, Islas F, Rothenbühler M, Kurmann R, Zürcher F, Krähenmann P, Llerena N, Jüni P, Torres P, Pilgrim T. Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease among Peruvian Children: A Two-Stage Sampling Observational Study. PloS one 2015; 10:e0133004.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

PloS one 2015; 10

Veröffentlichungsdatum

24.07.2015

eISSN (Online)

1932-6203

Seiten

e0133004

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

The objective of the study was to evaluate the implications of different classifications of rheumatic heart disease on estimated prevalence, and to systematically assess the importance of incidental findings from echocardiographic screening among schoolchildren in Peru.