Ventricular pre-excitation in the general population: A study on the mode of presentation and clinical course

Heart

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-34

  Goudevenos, J A ^a   Katsouras, C S ^a   Graekas, G ^a   Argiri, O ^a   Giogiakas, V ^a   Sideris, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0034124262     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.83.1.29     Document Type: Article

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