THE RELATIONSHIP OF UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS TO RHEUMATIC ACTIVITY IN CHRONIC RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE
Authors: Irving R. Juster
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1942)

Article1 June 1942THE RELATIONSHIP OF UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS TO RHEUMATIC ACTIVITY IN CHRONIC RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASEIRVING R. JUSTER, M.D., F.A.C.P.IRVING R. JUSTER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-16-6-1137 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptClinical manifestations of rheumatic fever had long been known to follow infections of the upper respiratory tract. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Glens Falls, New York*Received for publication March 31, 1941.This is the fourth of a series of four articles on investigations undertaken at the New York Cardiac Shop, conducted under the auspices of the Committee on Cardiac Clinics of the New York Heart Association. This study was made possible by grants from the Hofheimer Foundation for three years, the New York Foundation for two years, and the Altman Foundation for one year. The remainder of the fund was subscribed by the Board of Directors of the New York Cardiac Shop. This Board was created by the Board of Directors of Irvington House. 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