Efficacy of personal symptom and family history questionnaires when screening for inherited cardiac pathologies: The role of electrocardiography

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 207-211

  Wilson, M G ^a   Basavarajaiah, S ^b   Whyte, G P ^c   Cox, S ^d   Loosemore, M ^e   Sharma, S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Cardiac Risk in the Young   (United Kingdom)

^e ENGLISH INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (United Kingdom)

^f KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PEDIGREE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 41349119190     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.039420     Document Type: Article

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