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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI100882

RHEUMATIC FEVER AS A FAMILIAL DISEASE. ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNICABILITY AND HEREDITY IN THEIR RELATION TO THE OBSERVED FAMILIAL INCIDENCE OF THE DISEASE

May G. Wilson and Morton D. Schweitzer

New York Hospital, New York City

Department of Pediatrics, Cornell University Medical College, New York City

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Presented before the Cornell Research Society, March 8, 1937.

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This study was conducted under a special grant from the Commonwealth Fund.

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New York Hospital, New York City

Department of Pediatrics, Cornell University Medical College, New York City

1

Presented before the Cornell Research Society, March 8, 1937.

2

This study was conducted under a special grant from the Commonwealth Fund.

Find articles by Schweitzer, M. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Published July 1, 1937 - More info

Published in Volume 16, Issue 4 on July 1, 1937
J Clin Invest. 1937;16(4):555–570. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI100882.
© 1937 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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