Occurrence of arrhythmias in general practice

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 244-250

  Zwietering, Paul ^a   Knottnerus, Andre ^a   Gorgels, Ton ^b   Rinkens, Paula ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

arrythmia; epidemiology; general practice; incidence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029857670     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813439608997092     Document Type: Article

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