Sudden death in young athletes: Screening for the needle in a haystack

American Family Physician

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2763-2770

  O'Connor, Francis G ^a   Kugler, John P ^b   Oriscello, Ralph G ^c  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b DEWITT ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Trinitas Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; ATHLETE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MORTALITY; MYOCARDITIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SCREENING; SPORTS MEDICINE; SUDDEN DEATH;

DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SPORTS;

EID: 0032102392     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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