Low prevalence of ischemic electrocardiographic findings in a Danish population

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-57

  Jensen, Morten Sig Ager ^a   Thomsen, Janus L ^a   Jensen, Svend E ^b   Lauritzen, Torsten ^a   Engberg, Marianne ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Electrocardiography; Epidemiology; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRATIFICATION;

AGING; DENMARK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PREVALENCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0037986833     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430310007036     Document Type: Article

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