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... diseases continues for 3 or 4 months and then disappears . Meanwhile , however , the children become old enough to get bacteria into their systems , so that the curve for the fifth month ( C ) shows a mild increase of deaths dur- ing ...
... diseases continues for 3 or 4 months and then disappears . Meanwhile , however , the children become old enough to get bacteria into their systems , so that the curve for the fifth month ( C ) shows a mild increase of deaths dur- ing ...
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... diseases and the degree of urbanization ( Figures 22 and 25 ) is close , but the correlation between such diseases and climatic efficiency ( Figure 27 ) is closer . The overstimulation indicated by the degenerative diseases repre- sents ...
... diseases and the degree of urbanization ( Figures 22 and 25 ) is close , but the correlation between such diseases and climatic efficiency ( Figure 27 ) is closer . The overstimulation indicated by the degenerative diseases repre- sents ...
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... disease due to deficiency in vitamin B1 , and many with diseases of the lungs , stomach , and intestines . The rats on the Sikh diet suffered only from pneumonia , but even from that only half as often as the others . Contrasts ...
... disease due to deficiency in vitamin B1 , and many with diseases of the lungs , stomach , and intestines . The rats on the Sikh diet suffered only from pneumonia , but even from that only half as often as the others . Contrasts ...
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