Follow-up studies in rheumatic fever patients : A Preliminary Report
A preliminary report is given of a follow-up study of 1,439 patients with a previous diagnosis of rheumatic fever and its equivalents, rheumatic valvular heart disease and some 101 cases with a diagnosis of congenital heart disease, treated at the Malmö General Hospital during 1930—1950. Data are presented concerning age and sex distribution of the patients at the first rheumatic attack, incidence
