Secondary arterial hypertension linked to freon exposure

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 516-518

  Voge, Victoria M ^a,b  

^a San Diego Detachment   (United States)

^b Box 73 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREON;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; KIDNEY TUBULE DAMAGE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS, METHANE; EPISTAXIS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY TUBULES, PROXIMAL; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0029972843     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199605000-00014     Document Type: Article

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