Incidence of and risk factors for bundle branch block in adults older than 40 years

Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 171-178

  Jeong, Joon Hoon ^a   Kim, June Hong ^a   Park, Yong Hyun ^a   Han, Dong Cheul ^a   Hwang, Ki Won ^a   Lee, Dong Won ^a   Oh, Jun Hyok ^a   Song, Sung Gook ^a   Kim, Jeong Su ^a   Chun, Kook Jin ^a   Hong, Taek Jong ^a   Shin, Yung Woo ^a  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bundle branch block; Incidence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; AGE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KOREA; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 16544365061     PISSN: 12263303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2004.19.3.171     Document Type: Article

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