Dilated cardiomyopathy associated with toluene abuse

Cardiology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 158-161

  Vural, Mutlu ^a,c   Ogel, Kultegin ^b  

^a Kir ehir State Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Bakirkoy Research Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Diseases   (Turkey)

^c YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dilated cardiomyopathy; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; GLUE; SOLVENT; THINNER; TOLUENE; VOLATILE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INHALANT ABUSE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ADHESIVES; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; HUMANS; MALE; PAINT; SOLVENTS; STROKE VOLUME; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOLUENE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33645470788     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091344     Document Type: Article

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