Suspected association of ventricular arrhythmia with air pollution in a motorbike rider: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Emilsson, Kent ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART AUTOMATICITY; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TRAFFIC;

EID: 45549103880     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-2-192     Document Type: Article

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