Disease-related syncope. Analysis of a community-based hospital registry

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 247, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 513-516

  Bandinelli, G ^a   Cencetti, S ^a   Bacalli, S ^a   Lagi, Alfonso ^a,b  

^a SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Syncope

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK; SYNCOPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0034013842     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2000.00652.x     Document Type: Article

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