Electrocardiographic findings in a middle-aged African population in the Seychelles islands

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-15

  Zerkiebel, Nic ^a   Perret, Francois ^a   Bovet, Pascal ^a   Abel, Michel ^a   Jaggy, Christian ^a   Paccaud, Fred ^a   Kappenberger, Lukas ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

African; Age; Blacks; Developing country; Electrocardiography; Epidemiology; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEYCHELLES;

EID: 0033973766     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(00)80095-3     Document Type: Article

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