Scorpion Envenomation as a Risk Factor for Development of Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1047-1050

  Sundararaman, T ^a   Olithselvan, M ^a   Sethuraman, K R ^a   Narayan, K A ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SCORPION; SPIDER BITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ARACHNIDISM; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SCORPIONS;

EID: 0033223742     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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