Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 113-118, April 2006

The Challenge of Acute Rheumatic Fever Diagnosis in a High-Incidence Population: A Prospective Study and Proposed Guidelines for Diagnosis in Australia's Northern Territory

  • Anna Ralph, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Royal Darwin Hospital, NT, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Immunology, Allergy and Infectious Diseases, St George Hospital, 2 South St., Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia. Tel.: +61 2 9350 2955, fax: +61 2 9350 3981.
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  • Susan Jacups, BN

      Affiliations

    • Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, NT, Australia
    • ,
  • Kay McGough

      Affiliations

    • Rheumatic Heart Disease Program, Centre for Disease Control, Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services, Darwin, NT, Australia
    • ,
  • Malcolm McDonald, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, NT, Australia
    • ,
  • Bart J. Currie, MBBS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University and Northern Territory Clinical School, Flinders University, NT, Australia

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PII: S1443-9506(05)00185-X

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2005.08.006

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 113-118, April 2006

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