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

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

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AIHW bulletin no. 16

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.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 26 August 2004; ISSN 1446 9820; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 400 8; AIHW cat. no. AUS 48; 20pp.; $10.00

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  • 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