Electrocardiographic findings and global coronary risk assessment

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 268-270

  De Bacquer, D ^a   De Backer, G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYMPTOM;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036487125     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.2849     Document Type: Editorial

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