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References used for this fact sheet
- Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. More information here.
- ‘Rheumatic heart disease: all but forgotten in Australia except among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’, Bulletin vol. 16, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. More information here.
- Diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia. An evidence based review, National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. More information here.
- Diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia. An evidence based review, National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. More information here.
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