Sauna: Cardiac and vascular benefits and risks;Sauna: bénéfices et risques cardiovasculaires

Presse Medicale

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 895-899

  Kluger, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EUROPE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAUNA; SHORT SURVEY; THERAPY EFFECT; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; STEAM BATH;

EID: 80053185326     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2011.02.010     Document Type: Short Survey

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