title: Persistent rheumatic fever in New Zealand--a shameful indicator of child health.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hale
authors.forename: Norman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharpe
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006292:Health Priorities; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D011322:Primary Prevention; D015980:Public Health Practice; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D018947:Samoa / Q000453:epidemiology; D012924:Social Conditions