Occupational exposure to vibration and ischemic heart disease

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-76

  Tamaian, Luciana Daniela ^a,c   Cocarla, Aristotel ^b  

^a Mining Institute   (Romania)

^b IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^c Pneumoconiosis Lab Mining Inst C   (Romania)

Author keywords

Ischemic heart disease; Raynaud phenomenon; Vibration and Ischemic heart disease

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LIPID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINER; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; ROMANIA; VIBRATION;

EID: 0031936613     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.40.73     Document Type: Article

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