Same disease, different outcomes in different settings: understanding the challenges in acute rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease care in developing countries.

Int J Cardiol

Division of Paediatric Cardiology Uganda Heart Institute, Mulago Hospital and Complex, P.O. Box 37392, Kampala, Uganda. Electronic address:

Published: November 2021

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