Clinical analysis of 79 pulmonary arterial hypertension cases from 1892 connective tissue disease patients

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 89, Issue 41, 2009, Pages 2934-2937

  Lei, Yun Xia ^a   Zhang, Xiao ^a   Cui, Yang ^a   Dong, Guang Fu ^a   Luo, Ri Qiang ^a  

^a GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Connective tissue disease; Pulmonary arterial hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871436950     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2009.41.014     Document Type: Article

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