DETECTION OF HEART DISEASE IN A MASS CHEST X-RAY SURVEY FOR TUBERCULOSIS CASE-FINDING

1 February 1952

journal article
research article
Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine

Vol. 36 (2_Part_2), 603-606
https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-36-2-603

Abstract

Examination of a sample of 6579 70-mm. roentgenograms of the chest resulted in the discovery of 19 previously undiagnosed cases of cardiovascular disease.

Keywords

HEART DISEASES
MASS CHEST X-RAY
TUBERCULOSIS
CASE FINDING

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