Prolonged QT interval in Rett syndrome

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 470-472

  Ellaway, C J ^a   Sholler, G ^a   Leonard, H ^b   Christodoulou, J ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Prolonged QT; Rett syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RETT SYNDROME;

EID: 0032894370     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.80.5.470     Document Type: Article

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