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Secondary Prophylaxis is Important for the Prevention of Recurrent Rheumatic Fever in the Pacific

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  1. Centre for International Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

    Andrew C. Steer

  2. Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia

    Samantha Colquhoun & Jonathan R. Carapetis

  3. Fiji Ministry of Health, Suva, Fiji

    Joseph Kado

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Steer, A.C., Colquhoun, S., Kado, J. et al. Secondary Prophylaxis is Important for the Prevention of Recurrent Rheumatic Fever in the Pacific. Pediatr Cardiol 32, 864–865 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-011-9966-z

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