Signal-averaged electrocardiography in healthy children: Relationship with age, sex, and anthropometry

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 277-284

  Ho, Ting Fei ^a   Yip, William Chin Ling ^b   Chan, Kit Yee ^d   Koh, Bee Choo ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b GLENEAGLES HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c Natl University Medical Institute   (Singapore)

^d Medical University of Singapore ^*

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Pediatrics; Signal averaged electrocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030695394     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(97)80039-8     Document Type: Article

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