
Cost-Effectiveness of Rheumatic Heart Disease Echocardiographic Screening in Brazil: Data from the PROVAR+ Study: Cost-effectiveness of RHD screening in Brazil
By: Jasper Ubels, Craig Sable, Andrea Z. Beaton, Maria Carmo P. Nunes, Kaciane K. B. Oliveira, Lara C. Castro, Isabella M. Teixeira, Gabriela Z. L. Ruiz, Letícia Maria M. Rabelo, Alison R. Tompsett, Antonio Luiz P. Ribeiro, Klas-Göran Sahlen, Bruno R. Nascimento and On behalf of the PROVAR+ (Programa de RastreamentO da VAlvopatia Reumática e Outras Doenças Cardiovasculares) investigators
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.529 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 16, 2019
Accepted on: Dec 18, 2019
Published on: Feb 20, 2020
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© 2020 Jasper Ubels, Craig Sable, Andrea Z. Beaton, Maria Carmo P. Nunes, Kaciane K. B. Oliveira, Lara C. Castro, Isabella M. Teixeira, Gabriela Z. L. Ruiz, Letícia Maria M. Rabelo, Alison R. Tompsett, Antonio Luiz P. Ribeiro, Klas-Göran Sahlen, Bruno R. Nascimento, On behalf of the PROVAR+ (Programa de RastreamentO da VAlvopatia Reumática e Outras Doenças Cardiovasculares) investigators, published by Ubiquity Press
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