Driving issues related to arrhythmic syncope

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 327-339

  Miles, W M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DRIVING ABILITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030990731     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8651(05)70339-8     Document Type: Article

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