Syncope in children and adolescents and the congenital long QT syndrome

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 746-749

  Khositseth, Anant ^b   Martinez, Matthew W ^b   Driscoll, David J ^b   Ackerman, Michael J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SCREENING TEST; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0042334911     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(03)00846-4     Document Type: Article

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