Clonidine for pain-related distress in Aboriginal children on a penicillin regimen to prevent recurrence of rheumatic fever

• Main Authors: Alice Mitchell (Author), John Kelly (Author), Jeff Cook (Author), Natalie Atkinson (Author), Brian Spain (Author), Bo Remenyi (Author), Vicki Wade (Author), Anna Ralph (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: James Cook University, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: Indigenous children and adolescents in Australia and globally bear the burden of acute rheumatic fever (ARF). It has been virtually eliminated in well-resourced, developed settings. ARF is an autoimmune response to infection with group A Streptococcus. The mainstay of management is long-act...