QT dispersion before and after hemodialysis

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 160-163

  Morris, Scott T W ^a   Galiatsou, Eftychia ^a   Stewart, Graham A ^a   Rodger, R Stuart C ^a   Jardine, Alan G ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HEART MUSCLE EXCITABILITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032898909     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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