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Die übertragbare Kinderlähmung mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Erfahrungen aus der Kölner Epidemie 1938

Die übertragbare Kinderlähmung mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Erfahrungen aus der Kölner... This volume describes an epidemic of infantile paralysis which occurred in Cologne during 1938. It covers etiology, epidemiology, pathologic anatomy, constitutional heredity and predisposing factors; it gives statistics on preparalytic, abortive and paralytic types of the disease and outlines the orthopedic methods of treatment and prophylaxis. Each subject was considered by a specialist in that field. There were 476 cases, in 38 (7.9 per cent) of which the patients died. The patients in 249 cases were cured with but little residual paresis; 131 patients were improved, and 58 were completely cured. In general, the observations were similar to those known to most American physicians. A few conclusions were interesting. The authors feel that more stress should be placed on blood groupings, believing as they do that persons with blood of some groups have a constitutional predisposition to the disease. The authors subscribed to the general view that the virus enters http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American journal of diseases of children American Medical Association

Die übertragbare Kinderlähmung mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Erfahrungen aus der Kölner Epidemie 1938

American journal of diseases of children , Volume 59 (5) – May 1, 1940
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Die übertragbare Kinderlähmung mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Erfahrungen aus der Kölner Epidemie 1938

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This volume describes an epidemic of infantile paralysis which occurred in Cologne during 1938. It covers etiology, epidemiology, pathologic anatomy, constitutional heredity and predisposing factors; it gives statistics on preparalytic, abortive and paralytic types of the disease and outlines the orthopedic methods of treatment and prophylaxis. Each subject was considered by a specialist in that field. There were 476 cases, in 38 (7.9 per cent) of which the patients died. The...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1940 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0096-8994
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1538-3628
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10.1001/archpedi.1940.01990160231017
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Abstract

This volume describes an epidemic of infantile paralysis which occurred in Cologne during 1938. It covers etiology, epidemiology, pathologic anatomy, constitutional heredity and predisposing factors; it gives statistics on preparalytic, abortive and paralytic types of the disease and outlines the orthopedic methods of treatment and prophylaxis. Each subject was considered by a specialist in that field. There were 476 cases, in 38 (7.9 per cent) of which the patients died. The patients in 249 cases were cured with but little residual paresis; 131 patients were improved, and 58 were completely cured. In general, the observations were similar to those known to most American physicians. A few conclusions were interesting. The authors feel that more stress should be placed on blood groupings, believing as they do that persons with blood of some groups have a constitutional predisposition to the disease. The authors subscribed to the general view that the virus enters

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American journal of diseases of children – American Medical Association

Published: May 1, 1940

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