HEART DISEASE IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Authors: A F GOGGIO
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Article1 July 1952HEART DISEASE IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTSALFRED F. GOGGIO, M.D.ALFRED F. GOGGIO, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-1-155 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAccurate knowledge of the incidence and cause of heart disease in the young adult population is of obvious importance. Unfortunately, there are many difficulties in the way of obtaining such information. The screening examinations carried out under the draft laws of World War II dealt only with males and did not result to the author's knowledge in any reliable statistics as to the incidence of the various types of heart disease.Current knowledge of the incidence of rheumatic heart disease is obtained from diverse sources. There are available various surveys carried out in groups of school and pre-school children. There...Bibliography1. Wolff G: Childhood mortality from rheumatic fever and heart diseases, Childrens Bureau Publication 322, Federal Security Agency, 1948. Google Scholar2. DavisWeiss DS: Rheumatic heart disease incidence and role in the causation of death, Am. Heart J. 7: 146, 1931. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Nomenclature and Criteria for Diagnosis of Diseases of the Heart. Adopted and distributed by American Heart Association, 1790 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. Google Scholar4. WedumWedumBeaghler BGABAL: Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in Denver school children, Am. J. Pub. Health 35: 1271, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Hedley OF: Incidence of rheumatic heart disease among college students in the United States, Pub. Health Rep. 53: 1635, 1938. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Cole LR: Cardiac disease among 28,139 newly entering students at the University of Wisconsin, Am. J. M. Sc. 201: 197, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. Wood FC: Heart disease in university students, Proceedings of the 13th Annual Meeting of the American Student Health Association, N. Y. Bulletin No. 16: 104, 1932. Google Scholar8. PaulLeddy JRPA: The social incidence of rheumatic heart disease. A statistical study in Yale University students, Am. J. M. Sc. 184: 597, 1932. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. Wilson MG: Rheumatic fever, 1940, The Commonwealth Fund, London. Google Scholar10. LevyStroudWhite RLWDPD: Report of reëxamination of 4,994 men disqualified for general military service, J. A. M. A. 123: 937-944 (Dec. 11) 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. RobinsonAggelerDaniloff SJDMGT: Heart disease in San Francisco school children, J. Pediat. 33: 49-57 (July) 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. SampsonChristieGeiger JJAJC: Incidence and type of heart disease in San Francisco school children, Am. Heart J. 15: 661, 1938. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. SampsonHahmanHalversonScherer JJPTWLMC: Incidence of heart disease and rheumatic fever in school children in three climatically different California counties, Am. Heart J. 29: 178, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. Paul JR: The epidemiology for rheumatic fever, printed by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., 1943, for the American Heart Association. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Berkeley, California*Received for publication January 29, 1952. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byChapter VI: School and College Health Services 1 July 1952Volume 37, Issue 1Page: 155-163KeywordsCardiovascular therapyChildrenYoung adults ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...