A heavy heart

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 185, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 785-

  Alhamad, Tarek ^a   Rooney, James ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MERCURIALISM; MERCURY THERMOMETER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; URINE LEVEL;

HEART; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MERCURY POISONING; MYOCARDIUM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RECYCLING; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84859509956     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201104-0671IM     Document Type: Article

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