Electrocardiographic abnormalities in elderly subjects hospitalized for diseases other than cardiovascular;Alterazioni elettrocardiografiche in anziani ospedalizzati per malattie non cardiache

Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 235-241

  Ronchetto, F ^a,b   Musso, V ^a  

^a USL n 9 Ivrea   (Italy)

^b USL 9   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aged; Electrocardiogram

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442537504     PISSN: 03933660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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