THE NEGLECTED REFUGEE CRISIS Call for preventive care for rheumatic heart disease in refugee children

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Rossi, Gabriele [1 ]
Lee, Vivian Sau Wai [2 ]
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[1] Med Sans Frontieres Operat Ctr Brussels, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
[2] Med Sans Frontieres Hong Kong, 22-F Pacific Plaza,410-418 Des Voeux Rd West, Sai Wan, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
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BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2016年 / 353卷
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PREVALENCE;
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10.1136/bmj.i2312
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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