Association between cardiac disorders and a decades-previous history of diphtheria

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 651-656

  Volzke H ^a   Warnke, C ^a   Dorr M ^a   Kramer, A ^b   Guertler, L ^a   Hoffmann, W ^a   Kors, J A ^c   John, U ^a   Felix, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diphtheria; Fractional Shorten; Hypertensive Individual; Right Bundle Branch Block; Scarlet Fever

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIPHTHERIA; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; DIPHTHERIA; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 39049190645     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-006-0185-0     Document Type: Article

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