Considerations of Mortality in Certain Chronic Diseases
Authors: BARNETT ZUMOFF
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

Article1 March 1966Considerations of Mortality in Certain Chronic DiseasesBARNETT ZUMOFF, M.D., HIRAM HART, PH.D., LEON HELLMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.BARNETT ZUMOFF, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HIRAM HART, PH.D.Search for more papers by this author, LEON HELLMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-64-3-595 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptStudy of the prognosis and natural history of the chronic diseases has long been of consuming interest to many types of workers who approach the subject from varying points of view: on one end of the spectrum are those concerned with the basic biology and fundamental nature of disease processes; in the middle are the practical physicians who are concerned with optimal treatment; and at the other end are those whose concern is highly utilitarian, such as the insurance actuaries who must try to calculate appropriate premium rates based on defined risks. For many of the major chronic diseases the...References1. GARCEAUCHALMERS AJTC: Natural history of cirrhosis. 1. Survival with esophageal varices. New Eng. J. Med. 268: 469, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. PATEKPOSTRATNOFFMANKINHILLMAN AJJODHRW: Dietary treatment of cirrhosis of the liver—results in 124 patients observed during 10-year period. JAMA 138: 543, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. JONES HB: Demographic considerations of the cancer problem. Trans. NY Acad. Sci. 18: 293, 1956. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. MODAN B: Computing survival in long-term disease. JAMA 192: 609, 1965. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. GREENDIXON RAH: Expectancy for life in chronic lymphatic leukemia. Blood 25: 23, 1965. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. BLANDWHITE EFPD: Coronary thrombosis (with myocardial infarction) 10 years later. JAMA 117: 1171, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. RICHARDSBLANDWHITE DWEFPD: Completed 25-yr. follow-up study of 200 patients with myocardial infarction. J. Chron. Dis. 4: 415, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: BARNETT ZUMOFF, M.D.; HIRAM HART, PH.D.; LEON HELLMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Bronx, New YorkFrom the Division of Neoplastic Medicine and the Institute for Steroid Research, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Bronx, N. Y.This study was supported in part by a grant from the American Cancer Society, grant FR-53 from the General Clinical Research Centers Branch, and grant CA-07304 from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Barnett Zumoff, M.D., Division of Neoplastic Medicine, Montefiore Hospital, 111 E. 210th St., Bronx, N. Y. 10467. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byExponential Growth and DecayThe efficacy of surgical treatment of cancerComparison of an Aggressive (U.S.) and a Less Aggressive (Canadian) Policy for Cholesterol Screening and TreatmentMurray Krahn, MD, C. David Naylor, MD, DPhil, Antoni S. Basinski, MD, PhD, Allan S. Detsky, MD, PhDLong-term prognosis after first Q-wave (transmural) or non-Q-wave (nontransmural) myocardial infarction: Analysis of 593 patientsPeriods of differing mortality distribution during the first year after acute myocardial infarctionEffects of Beta-Blockers on Post-Infarction MortalityThe Anturane Reinfarction Trial: Reevaluation of OutcomeDrug trials in myocardial infarctionAnalysis and outcome of 1063 patients trained for home hemodialysisAcute Myocardial Infarction in the ElderlySurvival and Rehabilitation of Patients on Home Hemodialysis Five Years' ExperienceJAMES B. GROSS, M.D., WILLIAM F. KEANE, M.D., ARTHUR K. McDONALD, M.Phil.Survival of Patients with Congestive Heart FailurePlanning the duration of long-term survival time studies designed for accrual by cohortsDuration of Symptoms and Survival Rates for Invasive Cervical CancerACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN THE AGED: PROGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT*Cervical Carcinoma in SituExponential Growth and DecayReferencesSurvival Data for Patients Undergoing Chronic Intermittent HemodialysisEDMUND J. LEWIS, M.D., D. MARIE FOSTER, A.B., JOSEPH DE LA PUENTE, M.P.H., CATHLENE SCURLOCKCVD-Comments and Conclusions 1 March 1966Volume 64, Issue 3Page: 595-601KeywordsCancer treatmentCirrhosisHealth insuranceHistory of medicineHospital medicineMetastasisMortalityNatural history of disease ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1966 PDF downloadLoading ...