Risk stratification of patients with syncope

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 459-466

  Martin, T P ^a   Hanusa, B H ^a   Kapoor, W N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0030994734     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(97)70217-8     Document Type: Article

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