Control of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Developing Countries

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  • Enkeshafi, Zahra
Abstract:

بیماری روماتیسم قلبی یکی از شایعترین علل مرگ و میر ناشی از بیماریهای قلبی و عروقی در کشورهای در حال توسعه می باشد. براساس بررسیهای انجام شده، میزان شیوع بیماری در جامعه و مدارس از ۱ الی ۲۲ در هر هزار نفر کودک می باشد. تخمین زده میشود که تعداد مبتلایان به بیماریهای مزمن روماتیسم قلبی در کشورهای در حال توسعه ۳۰ میلیون و در کشورهای صنعتی ۱ / ۵ میلیون باشد. بسیاری از موارد مرگ و میر ناشی از این بیماری را میتوان با استفاده از استراتژیهای در دسترس جامعه (برنامه های مراقبتهای اولیه بهداشتی) جلوگیری کرد.

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volume 4  issue 4

pages  5- 8

publication date 1994-12

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