Long-term follow-up after syncope: A group of 183 patients observed for 5 years

Minerva Cardioangiologica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 69-78

  Racco, F ^c   Sconocchini, C ^b   Alesi, C ^b   Zappelli, L ^a   Pratillo, G ^a  

^a Servizio di Cardiologia UTIC   (Italy)

^b UO di Dermatol Ospendale A Murri   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Follow up; Studies; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYNCOPE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SYNCOPE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034154812     PISSN: 00264725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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