Laughter-Induced Syncope: No Laughing Matter

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Lo, Ronald ^a   Cohen, Todd J ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG EFFECT; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST;

ADULT; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MALE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 35448951289     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.07.019     Document Type: Letter

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