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released: 26 Aug 2004 media release

This bulletin describes the population patterns of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia today using data obtained from regional registers and national databases.

ISSN 1446 9820; ISBN 978 1 74024 400 8; Cat. no. AUS 48; 20pp.; Internet only

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Rheumatic heart disease: all but forgotten in Australia except among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

AIHW Bulletin No. 16

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Publication table of contents

  • The problem (772K PDF)
  • Australian registers for rheumatic heart disease
  • What the Top End and Central Australian registers tell us about incidence and prevalence (186K PDF)
  • National data on acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (196K PDF)
  • International comparisons (194K PDF)
  • Discussion
  • Abbreviations
  • Methods
  • Data sources and data quality issues (104K PDF)
  • References
  • Acknowledgments

Recommended citation

AIHW 2004. Rheumatic heart disease: all but forgotten in Australia except among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Cat. no. AUS 48. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 12 June 2013 <http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=6442467621>.