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Rheumatic Fever
Taranta, Angelo; Markowitz, Milton
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Description for Rheumatic Fever
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJCJ; MMFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 154.
Today rheumatic fever is still the most common cause of heart disease in children and young adults in developing countries. This disease is typically associated with poverty, in particular with poor housing, overcrowding and inadequate medical care. Rheumatic fever has almost disappeared from economically developed countries; this trend has paralleled improvements in standards of living. However, the recent resurgence of rheumatic fever in middle-class families in the U. S. A. has re-emphasized the importance of this disease in the developed countries as well. Prevention and control of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease is an important part of the WHO ... Read more
Today rheumatic fever is still the most common cause of heart disease in children and young adults in developing countries. This disease is typically associated with poverty, in particular with poor housing, overcrowding and inadequate medical care. Rheumatic fever has almost disappeared from economically developed countries; this trend has paralleled improvements in standards of living. However, the recent resurgence of rheumatic fever in middle-class families in the U. S. A. has re-emphasized the importance of this disease in the developed countries as well. Prevention and control of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease is an important part of the WHO ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401070607
SKU
V9789401070607
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Ref
99-15
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