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Current Situation of Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic Review

Background: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) disproportionately affects low-income and middle-income countries. Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have been less represented in scientific literature. We aimed to describe the epidemiology, burden and implemented screening and prevention strategies of...

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Main Authors:	Maria Alejandra Jaimes-Reyes (Author), Manuel Urina-Jassir (Author), Manuel Urina-Triana (Author), Miguel Urina-Triana (Author)
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Published:	Ubiquity Press, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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