Clinical recognition of neurally mediated syncope

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 216-221

  Hamer, Angas W F ^a   Bray, J E ^a  

^a BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical features; Neurally mediated syncope

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEURALLY MEDIATED SYNCOPE; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 17244376419     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2005.00785.x     Document Type: Article

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