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Circular Letter: Number 5, Mediterranean Theater of Operations, U.S. Army, Office of the Surgeon, 1945
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Circular Letter: Number 5, Mediterranean Theater of Operations, U.S. Army, Office of the Surgeon, 1945
During World War II, the United States worked to develop their understanding of acetylsalicylic acid. This letter from the Office of the Surgeon of the US Army details the newest research in the treatment of rheumatic fever with aspirin, referred to interchangeably with “sodium salicylates” here.