Rheumatic fever is one of the foremost problems in paediatrics because, except for accidents, it is the leading cause of death among school children (in the United States where statistics are available). Those young people who survive an attack of the disease are often left with damaged hearts which make it necessary to limit normal activity. Many cases of adult heart disease can be traced to attacks of rheumatic fever in childhood. [...]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.118910 |
| Date | January 1951 |
| Creators | Beatty, Joyce. |
| Contributors | Elledge, C. H. (Supervisor), Younge, E. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Social Work. (School of Social Work. ) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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