The arrhythmias in the elderly: Prevalence and correlation with symptoms;Le aritmie nell'anziano: Prevalenza e correlazione con la sintomatologia

Recenti Progressi in Medicina

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1996, Pages

  Baratta, Luigi ^a,b   Maffeo, Nicola ^a   Tubani, Luigi ^a   Paradiso, Michele ^a   Molaioni, Claudio ^a   Coppotelli, Luigi ^a   Laganà, Bruno ^a   Mastrocola, Carlo ^a   Cordova, Corrado ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b c/o Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

24 hour ambulatory ECG; Arrhythmias; Elderly

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242792526     PISSN: 00341193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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