Lawrence E. Hinkle

ECOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ILLNESS, LIFE EXPERIENCES AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

Excerpt By the beginning of the present decade there was enough clinical and experimental evidence to establish the fact that a mans reactions to the situations that he encounters in his daily lif...

SHORT‐TERM RISK FACTORS FOR SUDDEN DEATH

The investigations described in this report have been directed at ascertaining the factors that determine the risk of sudden death within 5 years among middle-aged American men, the conditions under which sudden deaths occur, and the factors that precipitate these deaths. Such information is of great importance for the secondary prevention of sudden death and for the clinical management of patients who have heart disease.

MEDICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ILLNESS AND ABSENCE IN AN INDUSTRIAL POPULATION

Excerpt It is a fact that the practicing physician spends most of his time taking care of the sick person and, as a result, often knows very little about the well person. In medicine in industry, t...

Greater nonesterified fatty acid response in men with coronary heart disease

Abstract In a randomly designated sample of men carefully matched for age, occupation and social background, subjects who had recovered from clinically typical coronary occlusions had higher concentrations of triglycerides in their serum than those who had not had such an illness. Their levels of nonesterified fatty acids were also initially higher and rose to higher levels in response to the moderately challenging sedentary tasks performed throughout a morning.