Is pulse palpation helpful in detecting atrial fibrillation? A systematic review

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-134

  Cooke, Georga ^a   Doust, Jenny ^a,b   Sanders, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBASE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PALPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PULSE RATE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PALPATION; PULSE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 32844472355     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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