Influence of Smoking and Hypertension on Left Ventricular Mass

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 397-399

  Maheshwari, V D ^a   Pillai, A ^a  

^a SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0034173386     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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