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(Chest. 1951;19:706-724.)
© 1951 American College of Chest Physicians

World Incidence of Mortality From Chest Disease

GIOVANNI L'ELTORE M.D., F.C.C.P.1

1 General Secretary of the Italian Federation Against Tuberculosis; Vice-Director of the "Carlo Forlanini" Institute, Rome, Italy.

A critical analysis is presented concerning mortality rates in various parts of the world. The data considered pertain to tuberculosis, pneumonia, bronchitis, miscellaneous diseases of the lung and pleura, with special reference to neoplasms, and heart disease, Illustrative tables show in details the general trends during the past decades. Also, factors are appraised which have definite bearing on the statistical data.






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