Cardiovascular evaluation of the worker and workplace: A practical guide for clinicians

Occupational Medicine - State of the Art Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 213-222

  Belkić, Karen ^a   Schnall, Peter ^a   Uglješić, Mirjana ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANAMNESIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DECISION TREE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WORKPLACE;

ALGORITHMS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DECISION TREES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; RISK FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0006772973     PISSN: 0885114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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