Sudden death in young competitive athletes: Clinical, demographic, and pathological profiles

JAMA

Volumn 276, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 199-204

  Maron, Barry J ^a   Shirani, Jamshid ^b   Poliac, Liviu C ^a   Mathenge, Robert ^a   Roberts, William C ^d   Mueller, Frederick O ^c  

^a MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FOOTBALL; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MYOCARDITIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SPORTS MEDICINE; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0030057106     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.276.3.199     Document Type: Article

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