THE PSYCHOSOMATIC ASPECTS OF CARDIOSPASM
Authors: J M McMAHON, F I BRACELAND, H J MOERSCH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Article1 March 1951THE PSYCHOSOMATIC ASPECTS OF CARDIOSPASMJOHN M. MCMAHON, M.D., FRANCIS I. BRACELAND, M.D., F.A.C.P., HERMAN J. MOERSCH, M.D., F.A.C.P.JOHN M. MCMAHON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FRANCIS I. BRACELAND, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, HERMAN J. MOERSCH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-3-608 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONCardiospasm is a condition the etiology of which has long remained in doubt. The many synonyms which have been used to describe it have usually been chosen in an effort to portray what each investigator believed to be the most descriptive feature. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Rochester, Minnesota*Received for publication July 22, 1950.From the Department of Neurology and Psychiatry and the Division of Medicine of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.Abridgment of thesis submitted by Dr. McMahon to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Medicine. 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