Echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular function in persons with chronic proffesional exposure to lead;Echokardiograficzna ocena funkcji rozkurczowej lewej komory serca u osób z wieloletnim zawodowym narażeniem na ołów

Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 905-915

  Beck, Bogusław ^a   Steinmetz Beck, Aleksandra ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Lead; Left ventricular diastolic function

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VELOCITY;

EID: 28244491486     PISSN: 1230025X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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