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[THE DETERMINATION OF SEROMUCOIDS IN RHEUMATIC CARDITIS. (STUDY OF 120 CASES)]

G GILBERT, M GELINAS, P DAVID

    Canadian Medical Association Journal
    |April 18, 1964
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    ADOLESCENCEBLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSISBLOOD PROTEINSBLOOD SEDIMENTATIONC-REACTIVE PROTEINCHILDCORTISONEDIAGNOSISMUCOPROTEINSRHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE

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