A controlled study of three methods of prophylaxis against streptococcal infection in a population of rheumatic children. II. Results of the first three years of the study, including methods for evaluating the maintenance of oral prophylaxis.

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Published in N Engl J Med on April 02, 1959

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A R FEINSTEIN, H F WOOD, J A EPSTEIN, A TARANTA, R SIMPSON, E TURSKY

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Efficacy of BLIS K12 as Preventive Measure for Rheumatic Children | NCT02407106

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