QT dispersion: Time for an obituary?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 955-957

  Malik, M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART DISEASE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; T WAVE;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION STUDIES; HEART; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS;

EID: 0034068169     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2000.2070     Document Type: Editorial

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