A novel device in evaluating syncope

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 288-293

  Futterman, Laurie G ^a   Lemberg, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYNCOPE;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTORS; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0034221585     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2000.9.4.288     Document Type: Article

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