Past studies
Find information about previous studies with BPSU over its history. This includes the key findings, as well as any publications associated with the study. These display in order of the study's start date, and you can use the filter to find by category or start date.
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Acute rheumatic fever 1
In the mid-1980's there were reports of outbreaks of Acute rheumatic fever(ARF) in several areas of the United States and subsequently similar reports emerged from Europe. In January 1988, under the auspices of the BPSU, all paediatricians in the British Isles were asked to report any new cases of ARF seen during 1987; only nine were reported. Case ascertainment via such retrospective reporting was felt to be unsatisfactory so a 12 month prospective study was undertaken during 1990 with the main aim of determining the annual incidence of ARF in children less than 16 years in the British Isles.
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Kawasaki disease 1
To describe the epidemiology or Kawasaki disease in the British Isles and to monitor trends in incidence; to provide a database onto which more specific studies can be mounted.
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