Health Inquiry: Heart disease, cancerU.S. Government Printing Office, 1953 - 3151 pages pt.8: Contains two compilations. a. "Health and Maternity Insurance Throughout the World," Feb. 1954, by Carl H. Farman, SSA (p. 2565-2629). b. "Hospital and Medical Care Programs in Great Britain, Sweden, New Zealand, and Australia," Feb. 1954, by Martha D. Ring, PHS (p. 2631-3151) |
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Today , the death rate from this dis- ease is one person out of every million . Another example is that of influenza and pneumonia . At the turn of the century , 1,844 persons per million died of this cause .
Today , the death rate from this dis- ease is one person out of every million . Another example is that of influenza and pneumonia . At the turn of the century , 1,844 persons per million died of this cause .
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Of these the three outstanding causes of death and prolonged ill- ness are arteriosclerotic heart disease , hypertensive heart disease , and rheumatic heart disease . Id addition , howover , there is a long list of other diseases which ...
Of these the three outstanding causes of death and prolonged ill- ness are arteriosclerotic heart disease , hypertensive heart disease , and rheumatic heart disease . Id addition , howover , there is a long list of other diseases which ...
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In the first place , heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States . It causes the death of or kills more than 1 out of every 2 persons that die each year in our country . It is anticipated that in the current year ...
In the first place , heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States . It causes the death of or kills more than 1 out of every 2 persons that die each year in our country . It is anticipated that in the current year ...
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The proportion of insurance claim payments for deaths from heart disease has been steadily rising . In 1951 a major company paid the beneficiaries on account of heart disease a total of $ 173,680,000 . This is just one company .
The proportion of insurance claim payments for deaths from heart disease has been steadily rising . In 1951 a major company paid the beneficiaries on account of heart disease a total of $ 173,680,000 . This is just one company .
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I would believe that it looks as though the number of early deaths - which used to be 20 per- cent within 10 years after one contracted the disease is being sharply curtailed . The Heart Association is trying very hard to get these ...
I would believe that it looks as though the number of early deaths - which used to be 20 per- cent within 10 years after one contracted the disease is being sharply curtailed . The Heart Association is trying very hard to get these ...
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| Title | Health Inquiry: Heart disease, cancer Part 1 of Health Inquiry: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Eighty-third Congress, First and [-second] Sessions, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce Part 1 of Health Inquiry: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Eighty-third Congress, First[-second] Session, on the Causes, Control, and Remedies of the Principal Deseases of Mankind, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1953 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 3151 pages |
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