RHEUMATIC HEART-DISEASE IN INDIA

被引：26

作者：

AGARWAL, AK ^{[1
]}

YUNUS, M ^{[1
]}

AHMAD, J ^{[1
]}

KHAN, A ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIV,JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MED COLL,DEPT MED,ALIGARH 202002,UTTAR PRADESH,INDIA

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF HEALTH | 1995年 / 115卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1177/146642409511500509

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

A cross-sectional study was carried our in rural areas of Jawan Block, District Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, covering a total population of 3760 drawn from 11 villages. The total number of confirmed cases of rheumatic heart disease was 24 with a prevalence rate of 6.4 per 1000 of the general rural population. The prevalence of rheumatic heart disease increased with age until the age of 25 years, Females were more prone to rheumatic heart disease compared to males. Socio-economic class had a direct impact on the occurrence of rheumatic heart disease.

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