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Influence of socio-economic and other factors on rheumatic fever occurrence

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Conditional logistic regression analysis of case-control study data showed that the following factors were significantly related to rheumatic fever occurrence: home dampness, change of place of residence during the last 5 years, low education of mother, body weight below normal, frequent sore throat and positive family history of rheumatic fever.

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  1. Istitute of Epidemiolog, School of Medicine, Belgrade University, Višegradska 26, 11000, BEOGRAD, YUGOSLAVIA

    H. Vlajinac, B. Adanja, J. Marinković & M. Jarebinski

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Vlajinac, H., Adanja, B., Marinković, J. et al. Influence of socio-economic and other factors on rheumatic fever occurrence. Eur J Epidemiol 7, 702–704 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00218687

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