UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS: A RÉSUMÉ OF RECENT PERTINENT DATA AND OBSERVATIONS OF INCIDENCE ABOARD A DESTROYER
Authors: William H. Harris
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1945)

Article1 August 1945UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS: A RÉSUMÉ OF RECENT PERTINENT DATA AND OBSERVATIONS OF INCIDENCE ABOARD A DESTROYERWILLIAM H. HARRIS JR.WILLIAM H. HARRIS JR.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-23-2-147 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe recent emphasis by many observers that upper respiratory infections constitute a very important cause of incapacitating man power prompted the present study aboard a destroyer. The comparative incidence of such infections at sea and in port or where there were other opportunities for contact formed an added feature of interest. As the scope of this subject matter is rather diverse, it seems pertinent primarily to review the varied component features.I. 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