Caffeine ingestion: Yet another wake-up call?

American Heart Journal

Volumn 136, Issue 4 I, 1998, Pages 574-575

  Graboys, T B ^a   Bedell, S E ^a  

^a Lown Cardiovascular Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CATECHOLAMINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; COFFEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDITORIAL; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INGESTION; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031761766     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(98)70003-1     Document Type: Editorial

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