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Clinical Trends in Acute Rheumatic Fever in Korean Children : Mailed Questionnaire Survey from 1988 to 1997 (Compared with 1978-1987)
Hyeon-Ho Kang, Sung-Ho Cha, Kyong-Su Lee, Sang-Bum Lee, Tae-Chan Kwon, Young-Chang Tockgo, Chang-Sung Son, Jin-A Son, Hee-Ju Park, Yong-Soo Yun, Jung-Yun Choi, Chang-Hwi Kim, Chul-Ho Kim, Tai-Ju Hwang, Jae-Sook Ma, Chan-Uhng Joo, Nam-Su Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1999;42(10):1381-1391.   Published online October 15, 1999
Purpose : The purpose of this study was to assess the frequency of acute rheumatic fever(ARF) among children in Korea and to describe trends in its clinical characteristics compared to data from a previous study(1978-1987). Methods : A mailed questionnaire survey sent to the pediatric departments of 13 general hospitals in Korea requested the total number of patients with ARF and...