Rheumatic heart disease: infectious disease origin, chronic care approach.
Judith M KatzenellenbogenAnna P RalphRosemary WyberJonathan R CarapetisPublished in: BMC health services research (2017)
Strengthening of systems through integration/linkages with other well-performing and resourced services in conjunction with policies to adopt the CCM framework for the secondary and tertiary prevention of RHD in settings with limited resources, has the potential to significantly reduce the burden of RHD globally. More research is required to provide evidence-based recommendations for policy and service design.