Prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias in Thai community

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 727-732

  Kiatchoosakun, Songsak ^a   Pachirat, Orathai ^a   Chirawatkul, Aroon ^b   Choprapawan, Chanpen ^c   Tatsanavivat, Pyatat ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Community; Electrocardiogram; Prevalence; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; THAILAND;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THAILAND;

EID: 0033161692     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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