Is susceptibility to chronic rheumatic heart disease determined in early infancy? An analysis of mortality in Britain during the 20th century | Zendy

David I. W. Phillips | Zendy; Clive Osmond | Zendy

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Is susceptibility to chronic rheumatic heart disease determined in early infancy? An analysis of mortality in Britain during the 20th century

Author(s) -

David I. W. Phillips,

Clive Osmond

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

global cardiology science and practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2305-7823

DOI - 10.5339/gcsp.2014.59

Subject(s) - medicine , overcrowding , heart disease , rheumatic fever , disease , population , infant mortality , pediatrics , mortality rate , bronchitis , demography , environmental health , sociology , economics , economic growth

The reason why some individuals but not others are susceptible to rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic heart disease is not understood. Because of the substantial evidence that poverty is an important determinant of the disease and must operate in early life, we have investigated the role of the early environment in an ecological study using 20(th) century mortality as an index of disease prevalence.

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