Browsing by Author "Robertson, Kate A"

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Notification of rheumatic fever in South Africa - evidence for underreporting by health care professionals and administrators

Author: Nkgudi, Boitumelo ; Robertson, Kate A ; Volmink, Jimmy ; Mayosi, Bongani M Date: 2006 Objective. To determine whether under-reporting of rheumatic fever occurs at hospital, municipal, provincial and national levels of the South African health system. Background. Information on the incidence of rheumatic fever (RF) and the ... Read more
Towards a uniform plan for the control of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Africa - the Awareness Surveillance Advocacy Prevention (ASAP) Programme

Author: Robertson, Kate A ; Volmink, Jimmy A ; Mayosi, Bongani M Date: 2006 Over the last 150 years the developed world has experienced a dramatic decline in the incidence and prevalence of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (RF/RHD) through improved living conditions and the widespread use of penicillin for ... Read more

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