The value of clinical characteristics from a standard questionnaire to discriminate cardiac from neurological syncope in the elderly

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 546-553

  Kadri, N ^a   Chassagne, Ph ^a   Benichou, J ^b   Hellot, M F ^b   Delangre, T ^b   Derambure, V ^a   Druesne, L ^a   Bentot, C ^a   Bercoff, E ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

Elderly; Questionnaire; Syncope

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; SEIZURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

SYNCOPE;

EID: 33846310814     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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