Association of Pulmonary Artery Size on Chest Radiograph with Residence at Elevated Altitudes

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-57

  Ghio, Andrew J ^a   Meyer, G Andrew ^b   Crapo, Robert O ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Martha Jefferson Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Altitude; Chest radiograph; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030522439     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005382-199601110-00005     Document Type: Article

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