Prevalence and triggers of syncope in medical students

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1006-1008

  Ganzeboom, Karin S ^b   Colman, Nancy ^b   Reitsma, Johannes B ^b   Shen, Win K ^b   Wieling, Wouter ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PAIN; PHOBIA; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENCE RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0344407030     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(03)00127-9     Document Type: Article

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