Integrated community-based screening for cardiovascular diseases of childhood.
A screening programme in northern India, principally aimed at detecting and controlling rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (RF/RHD) in children, also picks up individuals with congenital heart disease and other cardiovascular conditions, who are then referred for consultation and treatment. This strategy is clearly more ethical and cost-effective than screening programmes concerned exclusively with the control of RF/RHD.
Thakur
J S
JS
Department of Community Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Negi
P C
PC
Ahluwalia
S K
SK
Sharma
R
R
D000293:Adolescent; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015995:Prevalence; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*