Medically unexplained syncope and its relationship to psychiatric disorders

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 756-760

  Andrighetto, André Gomes ^a   John, Ângela Beatriz ^a   Barbisan, Juarez Neuhaus ^a   Taborda, José Geraldo Vernet ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SYNCOPE;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROGNOSIS; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0033139525     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X1999000600010     Document Type: Article

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