Study of the cardiovascular effects of occupational exposure to organic solvents

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 71, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Kotseva, Kornelia ^a   Popov, Todor ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Arterial hypertension; ECG abnormalities; Organic solvents

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PHENOL; XYLENE;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOLVENTS;

EID: 0031726604     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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