ON SOME FEATURES OF RHEUMATIC FEVER AND RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE AS SEEN IN THE NATIONAL CARDIOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF MEXICO
Authors: M SALAZAR-MALLEN, J RULFO
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Article1 March 1955ON SOME FEATURES OF RHEUMATIC FEVER AND RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE AS SEEN IN THE NATIONAL CARDIOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF MEXICOM. SALAZAR-MALLÉN, F.A.C.P., JOSÉ RULFOM. SALAZAR-MALLÉN, F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JOSÉ RULFOSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-42-3-607 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMexico constitutes a rich field for the study of variables, such as the influence of genetic (racial) constitution and climate upon the development of many socially important diseases. The country is populated by representatives of isolates that can be considered as racially unmixed (pure) Indians, as well as by whites (mainly from Spain) and, what is ethnologically predominant, a mixture of both. 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M. A. 151: 347, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar26. Roberts E: Use of sulfonamides and penicillin to prevent recurrence of rheumatic fever, Am. J. Dis. Child. 85: 643, 1953. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Mexico, D. F.*Received for publication June 7, 1954.From the Immunology Laboratory and the Department of Biostatistics, National Cardiological Institute, Mexico. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byComparative geography of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritisDer rheumatische FormenkreisRheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease as seen in the tropicsCardiovascular diseases in GreeceErkrankungen des EndokardRHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS: REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE OF RECENT YEARS (TWELFTH RHEUMATISM REVIEW)* Part IICHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH J. BUNIM, M.D., F.A.C.P., WILLIAM S. CLARK, M.D., F.A.C.P., DARRELL C. CRAIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., FELIX E. DEMARTINI, M.D., IVAN F. DUFF, M.D., F.A.C.P., EPHRAIM P. ENGLEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., DONALD C. GRAHAM, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C), MAX M. MONTGOMERY, M.D., F.A.C.P., BERNARD M. NORCROSS, M.D., F.A.C.P., HOWARD F. POLLEY, MARIAN W. ROPES, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P.Further studies on rheumatic fever epidemiologyCurrent pediatric references 1 March 1955Volume 42, Issue 3Page: 607-618KeywordsBiostatisticsCardiovascular therapyGenetic diseasesImmunologyResearch laboratoriesRheumatic fever ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...