The Brugada Syndrome

Cardiac Electrophysiology Review

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 202-204

  Brugada, Pedro ^a   Brugada, Josep ^b   Brugada, Ramon ^c  

^a Cardiovasc Res Teach Inst Aalst   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 2242465665     PISSN: 13852264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009983407663     Document Type: Article

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